Mysterious Bitcoin Whale Transfers $40 Billion After Years Of Silence
Eight Satoshi-era wallets moved 10,000 Bitcoin each in July last year, triggering waves of speculation across crypto markets. Now, another old wallet has come back to life — and traders are watching closely. Related Reading: Swiss Bitcoin Reserve Effort Withdrawn After Resistance From Central Bank A Long Wait Ends On Sunday, a Bitcoin address that had not seen any activity since November 2013 suddenly moved its entire holdings to a new wallet. Blockchain tracking service Whale Alert detected the transfer at around 19:16 UTC. The coins, worth roughly $40 billion at current prices, had been sitting untouched for more than a decade. Back when they were first acquired, Bitcoin traded at a fraction of what it does today. The sending address — 1KAA8GGhVjjUjVTz1HKAjCyGN…. — transferred the funds to bc1qm6m6d33d02edr0k8yj9jgt027zl6d….. No one has publicly claimed ownership of the original wallet. No explanation for the move has been offered either. 💤 💤 💤 💤 💤 A dormant address containing 5