A dormant Bitcoin address dating back to the era when the enigmatic Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, was still active suddenly came back to life on Monday after 12 years. The Bitcoin wallet, which dates back to 2012, contains $1.81 million worth of BTC at current prices. The sudden activation comes after the price of the benchmark cryptocurrency managed to reclaim the $69,000 level following Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s intense crypto endorsement on Saturday.
The movement of funds from very old wallets, especially from the Satoshi era, often triggers curiosity among the crypto community. According to data provided by Whale Alert, someone whose identity cannot be unraveled moved 26 BTC after 12-year dormancy. Back then, in 2012, the entire cache was worth about $301. Interestingly, this wallet slept through the Bitcoin bull run in March and the all-time high of nearly $74,000. The Bitcoin address comes from the era of Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto when the Bitcoin network was still relatively unknown.
July has seen multiple Bitcoin whales and addresses over a decade old awakening from dormancy, moving BTC to new wallets. On July 17, a Satoshi-era wallet transferred $12 million in BTC to a new address, and on July 25, another wallet dormant for 11.2 years transferred 750 BTC. It is speculated that some Satoshi-era wallets are linked to Satoshi himself, who is suspected of owning as much as 5% of BTC’s total supply due to mining in the network’s early days, but many doubt those coins will ever be moved again.
The price of Bitcoin surged toward the $70K mark on Monday, hitting its highest level since early June after former U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to fire current SEC Chair Gensler, build a strategic Bitcoin reserve, and prevent the U.S. from selling its BTC stash if brought to power in November. The premier crypto was trading for $69,622.25 as of press time, up 3% over the last 24 hours. Today marks the 100th day since the Bitcoin blockchain underwent the fourth halving event, which slashed block mining rewards to 3.125 BTC from 6.25 BTC.
In addition to Bitcoin’s rise, Ethereum (ETH), the industry’s second-largest crypto by market cap, traded up 4.5% at $3,394, while Solana rose 4.2% to around $191.84 over the past 24 hours. The sudden activation of the dormant Bitcoin wallet from the Satoshi era has captured the attention of the crypto community, sparking speculation and curiosity about its origin and the identity of the person who moved the funds after 12 years of dormancy.
Overall, the cryptocurrency market is experiencing a period of bullish momentum, with Bitcoin breaking above the $69,000 mark and Ethereum and Solana also seeing significant gains. As Bitcoin continues to gain traction and popularity, the movement of funds from old wallets, especially from the early days of the network, will likely continue to generate interest and speculation within the crypto community. With the market showing signs of recovery and growth, it will be interesting to see how these old wallets and their contents play a role in shaping the future of the cryptocurrency space.
