All of these moved coins are among the rarest class of $BTC : mined or transacted during the “Satoshi era,” a loosely defined period from bitcoin’s launch in 2009 through 2011, when its pseudonymous creator was still active online.

By Shaurya Malwa

A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of $BTC , is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. The statue's creators, Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly, used anonymized facial features, as Nakamoto's true identify remains unconfirmed. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

What to Know

  • More than $8 billion in bitcoin from the 'Satoshi era' was moved in the largest transfer on record.

  • Two dormant wallets, each holding 10,000 $BTC since 2011, transferred their funds to new addresses.

  • The identity of the wallet owner remains unknown, and the bitcoins are now in new wallets using a modern address format#BTCWhaleMovement #DYMBinanceHODL #BTCWhaleMovement