Dormant bitcoin wallet sends $377.6 million in BTC after six years

what happened

Lookonchain, citing Arkham data, reported that the OG wallet “18Vm…VpQ9x” sent about 4,582 BTC to five addresses on Monday. The coins were still held by those recipients at the time of the report. The same wallet acquired 4,582 BTC in March 2020, when the position was valued at approximately $40.8 million.

A separate wallet, “bc1q…nhj0,” moved 4,500 BTC worth $375.7 million to one address last week after an extended period without activity. Bitcoin declined 0.4% over 24 hours to $83,245 at 11:50 p.m. ET Monday, after briefly reaching a local low near $81,220, according to The Block’s BTC price page.

Justin d’Anethan, Arctic Digital’s head of research, said the retreat does not rule out a market bottom or a potential crypto bull run, although it could reflect recalibration and the emergence of a new support area. QCP Capital said last week that its base-case outlook for the fourth quarter placed bitcoin between $80,000 and $90,000.

why it matters

The two sizeable transfers followed long periods of wallet inactivity and came during bitcoin’s latest pullback. QCP Capital’s stated fourth-quarter base case nevertheless remains an $80,000–$90,000 trading range.

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