A Bitcoin wallet has reemerged after over two years of dormancy, containing over $2.6 million in secured funds.
More Bitcoin (BTC) addresses have awoken from their extended dormancy periods in the past few days. Their reactivation has prompted apprehension among crypto enthusiasts.
Reactivation of Numerous Dormant Addresses
The crypto community has been alerted to the reactivation of a Bitcoin address that had been inactive for over a decade, Whale Alert.
The wallet contained 43 Bitcoins, equivalent to approximately $2.5 million, as demonstrated. This amount is predicated on the digital currency’s market value at the time of the writing. It is important to note that Bitcoin has experienced a 3.74% decline in the past 24 hours and is currently trading at $59,627.62.
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a substantial increase in mid-March, mainly due to the significant increase in spot Bitcoin ETF inflows. This inflow was the season when the flagship cryptocurrency achieved its current all-time high (ATH) of over $73,000. Nevertheless, the coin has experienced a consistent decline in value since that time and occasional fluctuations that suggest a potential price recovery. Most of these wallet reactivations and BTC transfers occurred as Bitcoin’s profitability declined.
Two Bitcoin whale addresses with the markers “16vRqA” and “1DUJuH” that had been inert for over a decade were reactivated in May. Coincidentally, the two addresses were inert within 24 hours and contained the same amount of Bitcoin (500 BTC). In early June, an ancient Bitcoin address that had been dormant for five and a half years was rediscovered. Upon reactivation, the address transferred 8,000 BTC to the Binance exchange, acquired from six distinct transactions. The Bitcoin was valued at approximately $535 million at the transfer time.
Cryptocurrency liquidations exceeded $162 million
A Bitcoin wallet that had been inactive for an extended period was also reactivated last week. On June 27, the on-chain tracker Lookonchain disclosed that a Satoshi-era miner wallet that had been inert for 14 years had been revived. Additionally, this address transferred 50 BTC to the Binance crypto exchange.
The crypto market is generally experiencing significant liquidations as investors endeavor to minimize their losses. The crypto industry was recently affected by a substantial decline in leveraged long positions, as indicated by CoinGlass data.
The liquidation of over 56,670 traders resulted in a loss of $162.22 million in digital assets. OKX exchange executed the highest single liquidation, which amounted to $4 million.