WHALE WATCH: 800 $BTC (WORTH $96.3M) MOVED FROM UNKNOWN WALLET TO COINBASE Source: @whale_alert https://t.co/dMty5Evu2b https://t.co/Tyjd6NRiDa
LATEST: Whale that owned 80,000 $BTC just sold their entire stack worth $9.6 billion. They bought this originally for $54,000 14 years ago. https://t.co/E3pW52WDi2
🚨Just In: A major #Bitcoin Whale just sold all his 80,000 BTC for $9.6 BILLION after buying it for $54,000 in 2012. Is this the most profitable trade in history? https://t.co/USd9aWGHAg
A long-dormant Bitcoin investor has finished moving a total of about 80,200 BTC—worth roughly $9.6 billion at recent prices—into an address linked to Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital, according to on-chain data flagged by Whale Alert and other blockchain trackers. The last tranche of 40,191 BTC was transferred overnight, completing a series of transactions that began earlier this week. The coins were originally acquired 14 years ago for an estimated $54,000, giving the holder a gain of more than 7,000-fold. The transfers, executed at an average outgoing price of about $118,800 per coin, suggest the owner may be preparing to liquidate the position through Galaxy Digital’s over-the-counter trading desk, though no sale has been confirmed. The whale activity underscores a pickup in large-volume Bitcoin movements. Separately on Friday, around 800 BTC valued at about $96 million moved from an unidentified wallet to Coinbase. While sizable transfers can jolt sentiment, Bitcoin prices were little changed in early trading.