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Sleeping Bitcoin Giant Moves 500 BTC Worth $41M After 10 Years of Silence

Bitcoin.com News·October 20, 2026·1 min read
Sleeping Bitcoin Giant Moves 500 BTC Worth $41M After 10 Years of Silence

A dormant bitcoin wallet established on Jan. 1, 2016, moved 500 BTC worth $41 million on Tuesday, its first transaction in over 10 years. The transfer adds to other recently moved coins, bringing the month's tally to 1,745.615 BTC. Bitcoin traded above $82,000 at the time.

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