Bitcoin whale moves $86M after 11 years of dormancy

A group of Bitcoin wallets dormant since 2014 has transferred 1,214.42 BTC worth about $86 million as the cryptocurrency traded near a weekly high of $72,400. Summary 28 dormant wallets transferred 1,314.41 BTC worth $94.03 million within 24 hours. 2014 wallets supplied 92.4% of the Bitcoin moved during the period. 21 transactions carried exactly 50 BTC from legacy wallets to newer address types. Arkham labels have not connected the receiving addresses to any known exchange. Dormant Bitcoin wallets move $94 million Bitcoin.com reported on Aug. 20, citing btcparser.com data, that 28 long-inactive wallets moved a combined 1,314.41 BTC between Aug. 19 and Aug. 20. The Bitcoin was worth approximately $94.03 million at the time of the transactions. Wallets created in 2014 accounted for 1,214.42 BTC, or 92.4% of the total, with the coins valued at about $86 million. Rather than moving through one large transaction, much of the activity appeared in matching amounts. Twenty-one transfers each carried 50 BTC from addresses created in November or December 2014, according to the report. Several transactions were recorded in the same Bitcoin blocks, including block 963203. Their timing, matchi...