Yesterday, May 12th, two wallets belonging to a dormant Bitcoin whale since 2013 executed transactions for a total of over 1,000 BTC. Behind these transactions worth 61 million dollars, it is believed that the same entity is involved.
Bitcoin Whale: the transaction of over 1,000 BTC from inactive wallets since 2013
On May 12th, while BTC was trading above $61,000, two inactive Bitcoin wallets from 2013 executed transactions, totaling over 1,000 BTC.
And indeed, after 10 years and 8 months of inactivity, it seems that a bitcoin whale has awakened, as it is believed that the same individual is behind these wallets.
According to what is reported, at block height 843,131, the wallet identified as “16vRq” transferred 500 BTC. Specifically, the BTC moved from an original Pay to Public Key Hash (P2PKH) address to a modern Pay to Witness Public Key Hash (P2WPKH) wallet.
This 16vRq wallet was created on September 12, 2013 and the transaction on May 12, 2024 achieved a mod
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