An "ancient" Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) whale, who recently woke up after more than a decade of dormancy, transferred about $634,000 worth of the cryptocurrency to trading platform Kraken.
What Happened: On Monday, on-chain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence highlighted the movement via an X post. The Satoshi-era investor deposited about $634,000 in Bitcoin to the exchange, reducing their stash to $73.4 million.
Interestingly, the Bitcoins were created just a month after Bitcoin's genesis block—mined by none other than the cryptocurrency's mysterious creator Satoshi Nakamoto on Jan. 3, 2009.
As of this writing, the whale has transferred a total of $4.21 million in Bitcoin to the cryptocurrency exchange.
"Satoshi Era" is a popular term in cryptocurrency parlance, referring to the phase from 2009 to 2011, when Nakamoto was actively working and promoting the project.
Why It Matters: The latest movement followed a trend of long-dormant Bitcoins waking up from slumber. Last week, Arkham highlighted a similar transfer by a whale who had been sitting on their holdings since 2009.
The movements of Bitcoin whales, especially those from the Satoshi era, are closely watched by the cryptocurrency community. These whales hold a significant amount of Bitcoin, and their transactions can potentially impact the market.
Coin transfers to exchanges are typically interpreted as signals of an impending sale. However, there was nothing concrete to suggest this at the time of writing.
Price Action: At the time of writing, Bitcoin was exchanging hands at $62,494.89, down 0.99% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
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An "ancient" Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) whale, who recently woke up after more than a decade of dormancy, transferred about $634,000 worth of the cryptocurrency to trading platform Kraken.
What Happened: On Monday, on-chain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence highlighted the movement via an X post. The Satoshi-era investor deposited about $634,000 in Bitcoin to the exchange, reducing their stash to $73.4 million.
Interestingly, the Bitcoins were created just a month after Bitcoin's genesis block—mined by none other than the cryptocurrency's mysterious creator Satoshi Nakamoto on Jan. 3, 2009.
As of this writing, the whale has transferred a total of $4.21 million in Bitcoin to the cryptocurrency exchange.
截至目前,這隻鯨魚已經向數字貨幣交易所轉移了總共421萬美元的比特幣。
"Satoshi Era" is a popular term in cryptocurrency parlance, referring to the phase from 2009 to 2011, when Nakamoto was actively working and promoting the project.
Why It Matters: The latest movement followed a trend of long-dormant Bitcoins waking up from slumber. Last week, Arkham highlighted a similar transfer by a whale who had been sitting on their holdings since 2009.
The movements of Bitcoin whales, especially those from the Satoshi era, are closely watched by the cryptocurrency community. These whales hold a significant amount of Bitcoin, and their transactions can potentially impact the market.
Coin transfers to exchanges are typically interpreted as signals of an impending sale. However, there was nothing concrete to suggest this at the time of writing.
向交易所的幣轉移通常被解讀爲即將發生銷售的信號。然而,在撰寫本文時沒有任何明確的證據表明這一點。
Price Action: At the time of writing, Bitcoin was exchanging hands at $62,494.89, down 0.99% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.