Dormant Miner Wallets Wake Up After 15.5 Years, Transferring $15.9M in Bitcoin
A significant development in the Bitcoin network—several miner wallets that have been inactive for over 15.5 years are now transferring their BTC holdings! In the past hour, five miner wallets have moved a total of 250 BTC (valued at $15.9M):
Address 1: 1C4rE41Kox3jZbdJT9yatyh4H2fMxP8qmD
Address 2: 18E5d2wQdAfutcXgziHZR71izLRyjSzGSX
Address 3: 13J8FkimCLQ2EnP1xRm7yHhpaZQa9H4p8E
Address 4: 1MBBJBFEaYKHFZAeV7hQ7DWdu3aZktjzFH
Address 5: 1CGT3Ywaa2upJfWtUtbXonDPNTfZPWqzmA
These wallets initially received 50 BTC as block rewards back in 2009, when Bitcoin mining was in its infancy. The sudden activity of these long-dormant wallets has sparked curiosity and speculation within the crypto community.