Someone transferred bitcoins for the first time since 2013
The unknown owner of a Bitcoin wallet containing approximately 400 BTC (about $44.4 million) transferred all of their coins for the first time since November 2013. In almost 12 years, the value of the coins has increased 185 times.
From the address “whale” on the night of September 29, all cryptocurrency was withdrawn — 400.08 BTC worth $44.48 million. The coins were distributed among 27 other addresses. Twenty-six of them received 15 BTC each, and one received 10 BTC.
The owner received these bitcoins in November 2013 at a rate of about $599 per coin. At that time, the value of 400.08 BTC was $239,800.
It is unknown who is behind the transfer of 400 bitcoins. There are no funds left in the wallet balance. The profit from the growth of the bitcoin exchange rate at this address amounted to $44.2 million.
This summer, Bitcoin reached new historic highs. The maximum was recorded in August at over $124,000, but Bitcoin transfers by early holders began to be recorded as early as July. The value of coins purchased more than 10 years ago has increased hundreds of times.
The owner of a group of wallets that had held more than 80,000 BTC (over $9 billion) since 2011 began transferring coins in early July, which were then sold through crypto broker Galaxy Digital. Another group of addresses saw $30 million worth of Bitcoin withdrawn, untouched since 2010.
In early September, an unknown owner of a wallet holding 444 BTC (over $50 million) made their first transaction since November 2012. A week later, another unknown owner of a wallet containing 1,000 BTC (more than $116 million) transferred all of their coins for the first time since 2014.
