The wallet in question hasn’t been touched for eight years
According to data provided by Whale Alert, a Bitcoin wallet containing 407 BTC ($15.5 million at press time) has been activated for the first time since 2013.
The coins were initially worth $355,254, which means that they have appreciated roughly 4,266%.
Bitcoin is currently trading at around $38,000 on major spot exchanges.
It’s possible that the wallet came out of dormancy after its owner finally managed to unlock it. One also shouldn’t rule out that someone had such a high level of conviction.
Over the past few months, several similar bitcoin wallets have sprung up after years of inactivity. Addresses that date back to 2011 usually attract the most public interest, as they could be linked to none other than Satoshi Nakamoto.
Meanwhile, a dormant Ethereum wallet containing more than $5 million worth of ETH awoke in late February.
