Important points
- Dormant Bitcoin Whale Moves 909 BTC After 13 years of inactivity, it was worth about $84 million.
- Bitcoin was initially received when the asset value was less than $7, showing a return of approximately 13,900x.
A long-dormant Bitcoin investor became active today, moving to 909 BTC According to data tracked by Lookonchain, the new wallet will receive approximately $84 million worth of funds. The whale had been inactive for 13 years.
When this investor first received his Bitcoin, it was trading at less than $7. The digital asset is now worth about $92,700, meaning the whale’s Bitcoin stash has jumped to about 13,900 times its original value.
Historically, when a dormant Bitcoin whale re-emerges, its activity can cause major market moves. For example, in July 2025, Galaxy Digital saw a historic $80,000 run. BTC It was sold to a Satoshi-era investor, causing temporary price fluctuations.
In comparison, the recent 909 BTC Although the amount of the transfer is much smaller, analysts continue to monitor the impact on the market.
The move comes after Bitcoin retreated above $97,000 as President Donald Trump’s tariff threats against Greenland dampened risk appetite.
Mignolet, an analyst at CryptoQuant, said the decline was influenced by the U.S. whale.
We are seeing the strongest sales premium (CPG) in recent periods.
At that time, the ETF market was not open.
This selling pressure is coming from US whales operating outside of ETFs.
This is one of the traditional sales patterns we’ve seen repeatedly in the past. pic.twitter.com/u3W5nAV0xL— mignolet (@mignoletkr) January 19, 2026
