#биткоин #btc #инвестиции
Author: Yan Krivonosov for Crypto Emergency

In the history of cryptocurrencies, there are deals that symbolize incredible profit and patience. One of them is the purchase of 80,000 BTC in 2011 for $54,000 and their sale in July 2025 for $9.6 billion. This deal brought the investor a profit of 18 million percent, turning modest investments into a fortune comparable to the budgets of small countries.

Deal details: from $0.78 to $120,000 per BTC
In 2011, Bitcoin was trading around $0.78–$3.37, and the purchase of 80,000 BTC cost an anonymous investor approximately $54,000 (at an average price of $0.675 per BTC). These coins remained untouched for 14 years until they were moved and sold at the current rate of ~$120,000 per BTC in July 2025.

Key milestones:
- July 4, 2025: 8 wallets containing 10,000 BTC each were activated. The funds were transferred to new SegWit addresses (starting with `bc1q`), which increased their security.
- July 14–15: part of the coins (28,600 BTC) was sent to the Galaxy Digital exchange for sale. This caused a temporary market correction of 5%.
- Total profit: $9.6 billion from an initial investment of $54,000 — a growth of 176,000 times.

Who is behind the deal?
While the identity of the investor is unknown, there are several theories:
1. Roger Ver ("Bitcoin Jesus") — one of the first advocates of BTC, arrested in 2024 for tax evasion. His release on bail in June 2025 coincided with the movement of the coins.
2. An early miner or investor — in 2011, mining was accessible on regular PCs, and large accumulations were not uncommon.
3. Satoshi Nakamoto? — unlikely, but some suggest that these could be the "lost" coins of the creator of Bitcoin.

Evidence: wallets and transactions
According to analysts, one of the key wallets — 1FeexV6bAHb8ybZjqQMjJrcCrHGW9sb6uF — contained 79,957 BTC since 2011. In July 2025, funds from this and other addresses were moved, as confirmed by blockchain analysis.

Financial conclusion: why is this a unique case?
- Long-term hold: 14 years — a record period for holding such a volume of BTC.
- Precise entry: buying at the market bottom (2011) and selling at the peak (2025).
- Security: the investor did not lose access to the wallets, despite the ups and downs of BTC.

Lessons for crypto investors
1. Time is the main ally. Even modest investments can yield billions if you wait for the right moment.
2. HODL requires discipline. The owner did not sell BTC either in 2017 (when it rose to $20,000) or in 2021 ($69,000).
3. Technologies change. The transition to SegWit addresses (bc1q) protected the assets from potential threats, such as quantum attacks.

Yan Krivonosov
Founder of Crypto Emergency