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🕵️‍♂️ Anonymous Billionaire Moves $8 Billion in Bitcoin for First Time in 14 Years

An unknown investor — dubbed an anonymous billionaire whale — has sent around 80,000 BTC, worth approximately $8.6 billion, from wallets untouched since 2011, marking the largest Bitcoin movement of Satoshi-era coins ever recorded.

• Historic scale & origins

The transferred coins originated from eight separate wallets, each containing 10,000 BTC mined between April and May 2011, back when Bitcoin was valued at under $1.

• Record-breaking transfer

This massive redistribution shatters the previous on-chain record of 3,700 BTC by a wide margin.

• Who might be behind it?

Speculation is rife. Blockchain sleuths suggest “an early miner” or possibly Roger Ver, the well-known Bitcoin entrepreneur now facing U.S. tax fraud charges while residing in Spain. Some insiders point to a potential plea deal as context.