{"id":46309,"date":"2025-07-17T14:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=46309"},"modified":"2025-07-17T14:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:14:21","slug":"satoshi-era-bitcoin-whale-moves-4-77b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/satoshi-era-bitcoin-whale-moves-4-77b\/","title":{"rendered":"Dormant Satoshi\u2011Era Bitcoin Whale Moves\u202f$4.77B After\u202f14\u202fYears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A dormant <strong>Bitcoin whale<\/strong> from the <strong>Satoshi era<\/strong> has suddenly become active after 14 years. <strong>Blockchain<\/strong> analytics firm Lookonchain revealed that the whale transferred 40,192 BTC (worth approximately $4.77 billion) to a new wallet. Previously, the whale had moved 40,009 BTC to Galaxy Digital, followed by 6,000 BTC to Binance and Bybit. These movements have triggered notable market activity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/bitcoin-ethereum-etf-investments-400-million-2025\/\"><strong>BTC<\/strong><\/a> broke a new all-time high on Monday, surpassing $122,000. According to CryptoQuant analyst Crazzyblockk, the surge was linked to profit-taking by major whales. Their gradual sell-offs were seen as a trigger for the subsequent price pullback.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Bitcoin OG with 80,009 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a>($9.46B) just transferred another 40,192 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a>($4.77B) to a new wallet bc1qs4 and may continue to sell.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EUM3WzP46n\">https:\/\/t.co\/EUM3WzP46n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UjX7fBpbv7\">https:\/\/t.co\/UjX7fBpbv7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EEdS5eEZod\">pic.twitter.com\/EEdS5eEZod<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/1945661229072285764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Impact of Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Whales on the Market<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lookonchain detected the whale on July 4, pointing out that it controls eight wallets created in 2011. The first two wallets acquired 20,000 BTC in April that year, when Bitcoin was priced at just $0.78. This coincides with the period of Satoshi Nakamoto\u2019s last known communication. The remaining six wallets held 60,009 BTC from May 2011, when Bitcoin traded around $3.37.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Additionally, a smaller dormant whale became active this week after six years, moving <strong>1,042 BTC<\/strong> (worth $123 million) to a new wallet. This whale had acquired the tokens from Braiins Mining and Xapo Bank at a price of $8,746 in 2018. The BTC now remains in the new address.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Satoshi Nakamoto, the largest BTC holder, still hasn\u2019t moved his 1.096 million BTC. Meanwhile, Gemini founders the Winklevoss twins reportedly own around 70,000 BTC, early investor Tim Draper holds 30,000 BTC, and Michael Saylor\u2019s private wallet has about 17,732 Bitcoin.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The actions of large BTC whales significantly influence market trends and are closely monitored by investors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, don\u2019t forget to follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Telegram,\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0channels for the latest\u00a0<a title=\"News\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\">news<\/a>\u00a0and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dormant Bitcoin whale from the Satoshi era has suddenly become active after 14 years. Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain revealed that the whale transferred 40,192 BTC (worth approximately $4.77 billion) to a new wallet. Previously, the whale had moved 40,009 BTC to Galaxy Digital, followed by 6,000 BTC to Binance and Bybit. 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