Eight Bitcoin Wallets Move 80,000 BTC in Largest Ever ‘Satoshi Era’ Transfers

Eight Bitcoin Wallets Move 80,000 BTC in Largest Ever ‘Satoshi Era’ Transfers

All of these moved coins are among the rarest class of BTC: mined or transacted during the “Satoshi era,” a loosely defined period from bitcoin’s launch in 2009 through 2011, when its pseudonymous creator was still active online.

Satoshi-Era Wallets Transfer Record $8.6B Bitcoin

Eight dormant wallets holding 80,000 bitcoin moved their entire balances late Friday, triggering the largest-ever transfer of “Satoshi-era” coins and reigniting debate over early-holder intentions. Two of the wallets, untouched since April 2011, each shifted 10,000 BTC—worth less than $8,000 at acquisition and about $1.1 billion today—into newly generated addresses. The transactions mark a 13.9M% gain for coins mined when bitcoin traded at $0.78…

Did Satoshi Hold Any XRP? Probably Not, Here's why

Satoshi Nakamoto remains a topic of discussion in the crypto community, where new theories about his real identity and holdings surface every day. Today, a crypto enthusiast has shared a 2023 court deposition, including Ripple CTO’s statement, suggesting that Nakamoto may have held XRP. Now, the community’s response is divided; some show optimism on the The post Did Satoshi Hold Any XRP? Probably Not, Here’s why appeared first on CoinGape.

Two dormant Bitcoin wallets, each holding 10,000 “Satoshi era” BTC since 2011, transferred the coins to new wallets using a modern, lower-fee address format

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