Whale Awakens: $257M in Dormant Bitcoin Moves After 11-Year Hiatus
On Tuesday, with bitcoin hovering slightly above $95,000, a long-dormant wallet from 2013 stirred to life, transferring 2,700 BTC—an amount now valued at $257 million—after nearly 11 years of inactivity. Dormant Whale St...
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