Satoshi Era Mega Whale Stirs, Shifts a String of 2,000 Vintage Bitcoins in a Single Block Worth $123M
Around 88 days ago, on Dec. 4, 2023, a mysterious mega whale, closely watched by onchain analysts at Bitcoin.com News, made waves again by transferring 2,000 ancient bitcoins from 2010 that was confirmed in a single bloc...
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