THE BLOCK · 2026-11-13 13:34 UTC

From $6 to $6.9 million: Two dormant Bitcoin addresses wake up to move 100 BTC after more than 16 years

Two Bitcoin addresses that had been dormant for more than 16 years moved 100 BTC on Friday, worth about $6.89 million according to onchain data. Both sets of coins came from block rewards mined in September 2010, and the first address sent 50 BTC two minutes before the second. By 4:48 a.m. UTC, about 59 BTC had been consolidated into a new address, while the reason for the transfers and the owners' identities remain unknown.

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