"Dormant Bitcoin whale moves 3,000 BTC after 5 years… Holds a total of ₩3.9 trillion worth"
Minseung Kang
Summary
- It was confirmed that a Bitcoin whale wallet dormant for 5 years transferred 3,000 BTC to two new wallets.
- The wallet now holds a total of 23,969 BTC, which is said to be worth around ₩3.9198 trillion.
- Lookonchain stated that the specific reason for this large-scale movement has not been identified.
A Bitcoin (BTC) whale wallet that had shown no activity for 5 years was found to have transferred a large amount of Bitcoin.
On the 16th, on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain announced via X (formerly Twitter) that "A Bitcoin whale wallet (address starting with '19D5J8') transferred 3,000 BTC (worth $353.16 million) to two new wallets about 2 hours ago." The wallet now holds a total of 23,969 BTC. This equals $2.82 billion (approximately ₩3.9198 trillion).
According to Lookonchain, this wallet had been classified as a dormant wallet with no transactions in the past 5 years. The specific reason for this large movement has not been identified.
Minseung Kang
minriver@bloomingbit.ioBlockchain journalist | Writer of Trade Now & Altcoin Now, must-read content for investors.
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