Bitcoin’s Grandpa Awakens: $468M Moves After 14 Years of Silence

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It’s like that one friend who finally shows up at your party after staying in the basement for a decade—except this friend is worth nearly half a billion dollars. Yep, a Bitcoin wallet that’s been snoozing since the dawn of the iPhone just decided to stretch and flex a bit.

The wallet, which scooped up 3,962 BTC back in the days when you could buy a pizza with a few bucks and a dream (around $0.37 each, no less); did a tiny test run, and then, boom, it moved its entire stash to a slick new address. No big deal. Just a bloodony-riche wallet waking up after 14 years of sleeping beauty routines.

Blockchain sleuths from Arkham and BitInfoCharts confirmed: this bad boy was created in January 2011—when Bitcoin was still waving hello at $1,453 total worth. And now? It’s been snoozing while the market climbed Everest to $118,500. 🚀

Shocking news: this isn’t a lone wolf. Oh no. There’s a gang of ancient whales making a splash. Earlier this week, one moved over 10,600 BTC, another tossed a cool 40,000+ coins to Galaxy Digital’s vault, and everyone’s playing the game of “Are they selling or just stretching?” As Bitcoin hits those all-time high notes, everyone’s biting their nails wondering whether these fossils are about to cash out or just flex their old-school muscles.

Some insiders, including Coinbase’s Conor Grogan, are whispering that these wallets could belong to early miners from the Satoshi days—when mining was basically a game of “who’s got a powerful enough PC” and rewards were a hefty 50 BTC. Could the legendary creator himself finally be making a move? Or just another old-timer blowing off steam? Only time will tell. 🔍

Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s trading around $118,500, barely making a ripple in the calm before the next storm. Markets are quiet… for now.

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2025-07-24 20:22