{"id":497866,"date":"2025-09-11T16:25:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=497866"},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:51:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:51:33","slug":"another-dormant-bitcoin-whale-awakens-with-108-million-stash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/another-dormant-bitcoin-whale-awakens-with-108-million-stash\/","title":{"rendered":"Dormant Bitcoin whale last active at $12 per BTC awakens sending funds to Kraken"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A long-dormant <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a> whale has resurfaced, moving funds untouched since 2012.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 11, blockchain tracker Lookonchain <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lookonchain\/status\/1966105897220059465\">revealed<\/a> that three connected addresses shifted 137 BTC, worth about $15.6 million, out of a cache of 955 BTC (equivalent to $108 million).<\/p>\n<p>According to the firm, a small portion of the funds, 5 BTC, was sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/kraken\/\">Kraken<\/a>, suggesting an intent to sell.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the addresses were last active when Bitcoin traded at just $12 per coin, leaving their combined balance valued at around $10,000 at that time.<\/p>\n<p>However, with <a href=\"\/coins\/bitcoin\">BTC price<\/a> near $113,000 as of press time, that same stash is currently worth more than $108 million, according to <em>CryptoSlate's<\/em> data. This represents a gain of over 10,000% in just over a decade.<\/p>\n<h2>Dormant Bitcoin wallets resurface<\/h2>\n<p>This movement fits into a recent trend of long-dormant Bitcoin wallets reawakening after several years of inactivity.<\/p>\n<p>For context, <em>CryptoSlate<\/em> reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/galaxy-digital\/\">Galaxy Digital<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ancient-whale-sells-1-7-billion-bitcoin-via-galaxy-as-price-dips-to-115k\/\">executed a $9 billion Bitcoin sale<\/a> in July linked to a Satoshi-era holder. Another whale investor steadily <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/whales-2-6-billion-bitcoin-sale-fueled-weekend-crash-amid-eth-buying-spree\/\">rotated billions from Bitcoin into Ethereum<\/a> in August, causing a brief market decline for the top crypto.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/cryptoquant\/\">CryptoQuant<\/a> analyst JA Maartunn <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JA_Maartun\/status\/1966017873731809298\">pointed out<\/a> that these transfers are not isolated cases, as more than 604,000 BTC aged three to five years have moved on-chain since March.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_497882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-497882\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-497882\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G0iy1lKaMAEC2WO.jpg\" alt=\"Dormant Bitcoin Whale Transfers\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G0iy1lKaMAEC2WO.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G0iy1lKaMAEC2WO-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G0iy1lKaMAEC2WO-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G0iy1lKaMAEC2WO-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G0iy1lKaMAEC2WO-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-497882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dormant Bitcoin Whale Transfers (Source: CryptoQuant)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This surge in wallet activity marks one of the most significant behavioral shifts among long-term Bitcoin holders in recent memory. Investors in this cohort typically endure multiple market cycles without moving their coins, so their sudden transfers carry weight.<\/p>\n<p>Against that backdrop, many analysts see the transfers as profit-taking, with holders choosing to lock in gains as Bitcoin breaks through the $110,000 mark to new highs.<\/p>\n<p>However, others interpret the activity differently. They suggest it reflects portfolio rebalancing of rotating capital from Bitcoin into Ethereum and select altcoins as institutional demand for crypto rises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A long-dormant Bitcoin whale has resurfaced, moving funds untouched since 2012. On Sept. 11, blockchain tracker Lookonchain revealed that three connected addresses shifted 137 BTC, worth about $15.6 million, out of a cache of 955 BTC (equivalent to $108 million). According to the firm, a small portion of the funds, 5 BTC, was sent to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":720,"featured_media":497886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,120,1,6849],"tags":[80538,75201,76670],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.9 (Yoast SEO v21.9.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bitcoin whale awakens with $108 million stash<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bitcoin whale&#039;s move signals potential market impact as inactive wallets awaken to capitalize on soaring prices.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/another-dormant-bitcoin-whale-awakens-with-108-million-stash\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dormant Bitcoin whale last active at $12 per BTC awakens sending funds to Kraken\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bitcoin whale&#039;s move signals potential market impact as inactive wallets awaken to capitalize on soaring prices.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/another-dormant-bitcoin-whale-awakens-with-108-million-stash\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CryptoSlate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-11T15:25:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-11T14:51:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bitcoin-whale.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Oluwapelumi Adejumo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cryptoslate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cryptoslate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Oluwapelumi Adejumo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/another-dormant-bitcoin-whale-awakens-with-108-million-stash\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/another-dormant-bitcoin-whale-awakens-with-108-million-stash\/\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/#person\",\"name\":\"Oluwapelumi Adejumo\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/oluwapelumi-adejumo\/#authorimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/profile-oluwapelumi-adejumo-1-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/profile-oluwapelumi-adejumo-1-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Oluwapelumi Adejumo\"},\"jobTitle\":\"Senior Reporter\",\"description\":\"Oluwapelumi values Bitcoin's potential. 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