A Dormant Bitcoin Address Moves 400 BTC After More Than A Decade

A long-silent Bitcoin wallet woke up this week and emptied roughly 400 BTC into several new ￰1￱ to blockchain trackers, the address sent its coins in multiple transactions, mostly split into batches of 15 ￰2￱ total value moved is roughly $44 million, based on current ￰3￱ Reading: Eric Trump Steps Into Market Talk, Says ‘Buy The Dips’ Wallet Linked To Early Mining Reports have disclosed that the coins trace back to mining activity from nearly 15 years ￰4￱ tied the funds to the early days of Bitcoin, and records show the wallet last moved coins in 2013, when Bitcoin traded near $135 per ￰5￱ price then compared with today’s level — around $111,763 per BTC — means the holding rose by about 830 times in value since it went quiet.

A dormant wallet woke up after 12 years, moving 400.08 $BTC($44.29M) to multiple new wallets 3 hours ￰6￱ 400.08 $BTC was received from miners 15 years ago.￰0￱ ￰7￱ — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) September 29, 2025 Arkham Intelligence spotted the distribution pattern, noting the repeated 15 BTC transfers that drained the ￰8￱ with full visibility of every transaction on the blockchain, the owner’s identity remains ￰9￱ pattern — chopping large sums into smaller, repeated amounts — is a common way wallets move coins without dumping everything on a single exchange at ￰10￱ Of A Wave Of Old Addresses Becoming Active This activation comes amid a string of moves from so-called Satoshi-era ￰11￱ on reports, institutional and private holdings tied to early investors have been on the move ￰12￱ July, Galaxy Digital sold more than 80,000 BTC linked to an estate, a sale that markets valued at close to $10 ￰13￱ dormant address holding 444 BTC became active in September 2025 and moved approximately $50 million.

Recently, one of the big holders is said to have cycled more than $5 billion of Bitcoin into Ethereum, locking up close to $4 billion worth of ETH ￰14￱ Signals Remain Mixed October has traditionally been a good month for Bitcoin, with previous rallies of 40–45% in certain years, but the current signs indicate less ￰15￱ retention level has dropped to 80%, and on-chain derivatives flows and whale outflows suggest weaker ￰16￱ was trading near $114,000 at one point today, with a one-day gain of 2.05% reported, but analysts are watching risk levels closely. A continued selloff could push price toward $107,000; renewed buying pressure could take it back up toward $119,000.

Related Reading: Bitcoin Buyers Step Back After Failed Push Beyond $115,000: Data What This Means Going Forward Movements from Satoshi-era addresses carry symbolic weight, because they come from the group that held Bitcoin when it was still experimental and very ￰17￱ this 400 BTC transfer will spark wider selling or simply mark a reallocation remains to be ￰18￱ now, the market has a clear record of the move, but the reason behind it — estate settlement, profit-taking, or internal reshuffling — is ￰19￱ image from Pexels, chart from TradingView