Cryptopolitan
2021-09-20 10:00:21

Dormant Bitcoin wallet turns $29 million after 8.8 years

TL;DR Breakdown: An old Bitcoin wallet with nearly $7,000 has risen to $29 million after over eight years of inactivity.Some Bitcoiners are concerned that the holder may be planning to dump the coins. According to a Whale Alert report, an old Bitcoin wallet with less than $7,000 worth of BTC eight years ago has woken up to a nearly 4,500x increase.  A dormant address containing 616 #BTC (29,470,042 USD) has just been activated after 8.8 years (worth 6,667 USD in 2012)!https://t.co/tr6lgToZPO— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) September 19, 2021 Old BTC wallet wake to 4,500x increase Whale Alert, a crypto whale transaction tracker, reported the Bitcoin wallet on September 19, noting that it has been dormant for about 8.8 years. Back in 2012, the wallet had 616 BTC, which was worth only $6,667 at the time. The price of Bitcoin has risen by over 440,000%, thereby raising the initial price to over $29 million.  In March, Cryptopolitan also reported a similar story where an old Bitcoin wallet came to live (had a recent transaction) after about seven years of inactivity. The wallet had 5,000 Bitcoin, which increased to $280 million in value. This underscores the importance of or how profitable long-term HODLing can be. However, some Bitcoiners are worried about many old addresses being activated.  Concerns with old Bitcoin wallets coming to live The recent Whale Alert had some Bitcoiners speculating that these wallet...

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