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Two 2010-era Bitcoin addresses move 100 BTC after 16 years of silence
Two Bitcoin addresses funded by September 2010 mining rewards moved 100 BTC on November 13 after more than 16 years dormant, converting coins once worth about $3 each into roughly $6.89 million.
Blockchain data contradicts Mercado Bitcoin's claim it "contained" its hack
Blockchain analytics firm Bitquery says a Mercado Bitcoin attacker kept draining customer deposit addresses for nearly four hours after the Brazilian exchange declared the breach contained, with losses it puts at $48.6 million across 11 chains.
Trump Media moves 4,259 BTC to Crypto.com weeks before a $1 billion note deadline
Blockchain tracker Arkham shows wallets tied to Trump Media sent 4,259 BTC to Crypto.com days before a Nov. 30 provision that could force the company to repay up to $1 billion in convertible notes.
A 13-year-dormant Bitcoin wallet named in the "Noah Doe" abandonment suit just moved $33 million
A Bitcoin address dormant since September 2013 moved 411.45 BTC — about $33.4 million — in its first-ever outgoing transfer, and it's one of 39,069 wallets named in the pseudonymous "Noah Doe" abandoned-property lawsuit.
A 2013 Bitcoin wallet woke up and moved $34 million — but the on-chain trail points to housekeeping, not a sell-off
A Bitcoin wallet untouched since 2013 moved all 411.45 BTC — worth about $34 million — to a modern SegWit address on Oct. 18, with on-chain data pointing to a security upgrade rather than a sale.
A 14-Year-Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Moved 80,000 BTC. Where It's Going Isn't Clear.
A Bitcoin wallet dormant for 14 years moved 80,000 BTC — roughly $8.6 billion — to fresh addresses on October 9, according to Arkham Intelligence data cited by Decrypt.
A six-year-dormant bitcoin wallet just moved $378 million. The coins haven't gone anywhere else yet.
An OG bitcoin wallet dormant since March 2020 moved 4,582 BTC — about $377.6 million — on Monday, with the coins still sitting in five recipient addresses rather than hitting an exchange.
A 16-Year-Old Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Stash Worth $8.3 Million Just Moved
A dormant stash of 100.02 bitcoin mined in July 2010 moved on October 7 for the first time in 16 years, worth about $8.3 million at the time of the transfer.
U.S. government shifts $1 billion in seized bitcoin to new wallets — with no sign of a sale
U.S. government wallets moved 12,267 BTC worth about $1.01 billion out of a Bitfinex-hack seizure wallet into fresh unlabeled addresses, with no exchange deposit recorded to suggest a sale.
A dormant 2010 bitcoin stash worth $8.5 million moves after 16 years
About 100 bitcoin mined in July 2010 and untouched for over 16 years moved on October 7, 2026, split into transfers of 10 and roughly 90 BTC worth about $8.5 million.
Four Decade-Old Bitcoin Wallets Move $161 Million in Two Weeks, Most Tagged to New York Lawsuit
Four long-dormant Bitcoin wallets moved 1,971 BTC — roughly $161 million — between September 6 and 22, most tagged to a New York abandoned-property lawsuit, according to Galaxy Research.
Coldcard-Linked Hacker Moves $7.7M in Bitcoin, About Half of a Third Tranche
A hacker shifted about $7.7 million in bitcoin — reportedly nearly half of a third batch of coins tied to a Coldcard-linked theft — while BTC traded near $79,400, per Decrypt.
Decade-Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Moved About $40M Last Week, Decrypt Reports
Decrypt reports that bitcoin wallets untouched for more than ten years moved roughly $40 million worth of BTC over the past week, with the coins' destinations and the addresses involved still unverified.
Metaplanet moves 3,881 BTC between its own wallets as its bitcoin stack sits 34% underwater
Metaplanet shifted 3,881 BTC — roughly $247 million — out of cold storage into new addresses it also controls on Wednesday, repeating a pattern it ran in March while sitting on a $1.4 billion paper loss.
A 2011 bitcoin wallet moved 50 BTC. Where it went next is the part nobody can confirm
A wallet untouched since July 2011 sent 49.97 BTC — about $3.2 million — into an address that has previously deposited coins with brokerage FalconX, though the funds have not moved again.
Bitcoin wallet dormant for 8 years moves 5,908 BTC, worth about $383 million
A bitcoin wallet dormant since December 2017 moved 5,908 BTC — worth roughly $383 million — to a new address on July 15, according to on-chain trackers; the coins have not moved since and no sale is confirmed.
US Government Shifts $288M in Seized Crypto to Coinbase Prime, Decrypt Reports
A wallet tied to the US government moved roughly $288 million in seized cryptocurrency to Coinbase Prime, according to Decrypt, though which assets, which case and the reason went undisclosed.
Dormant bitcoin wallet moves 2,931 BTC worth ~$188 million after seven years quiet
A bitcoin wallet dormant since October 2018 moved 2,931 BTC — worth roughly $188 million — to a fresh address on July 12, according to on-chain trackers; the reason is unknown.
Bitcoin's long-term holders are capitulating, but analysts stop short of calling a bottom
Glassnode data cited by The Block shows bitcoin has traded below key on-chain value levels for five months as long-term holders sell at the fastest pace since December 2022, with no confirmed bottom.
CryptoQuant flags a jump in exchange deposits as bitcoin tests $60,000
CryptoQuant analyst Julio Moreno says a spike in bitcoin, ether and altcoin exchange deposits — driven by large holders — has historically preceded higher volatility, as bitcoin trades near $62,000 and tests $60,000 support.