Dormant Bitcoin wallets wake up after a decade, moving $40M: six wallets that had been inactive since 2011, 2012 and 2014 moved a combined 553.59 BTC between August 16 and August 26, 2026. The transfers were together valued at about $40.15 million at the time of movement. These transfers constituted the first on-chain activity from those addresses in more than ten years, ending dormancy that dated back to 2011, 2012 and 2014.
First wallet woke on August 16, 2011, moving 8.54 BTC in block 962,770 at 18:42 UTC. The coins cost about $14 at acquisition and were worth $538,000 when moved. That movement represents a 461,981% gain from acquisition cost to value at movement. The transfer was part of the series of dormant-wallet movements reported between August 16 and August 26, 2026.
Second wallet had been dormant since August 10, 2012, and moved 212 BTC. Those coins were valued at $13.66 million at the time of movement, representing a 557,640% gain on an acquisition basis of roughly $12 per coin. The wallet is labeled Noah Doe #1396 · Salomon Client Dusted and that labeling has been tied to a New York abandoned property lawsuit. This transfer was included in the combined total of 553.59 BTC moved by six wallets.
Third wallet had been dormant since June 17, 2011, before moving 10.74 BTC. The transfer was valued at $692,000 at the time of movement. The address does not have an associated label recorded. This movement contributed to the overall $40.15 million value moved by the group.
On August 22, 2026, a wallet that had been dormant since December 26, 2014 moved 150 BTC. The transfer carried the label Noah Doe #1680. The moved coins were valued at $11.75 million at the time of movement. The movement represented a 23,701% gain from acquisition cost to value at movement. This transfer was reported among a series of dormant-wallet movements between August 16 and August 26, 2026.
A combined 132.31 BTC was moved from three addresses in block 963,519: 1EG5DvjR, 1928FWqd, and 1EBzWeno. The three-address batch was valued at $10.37 million combined. The movement from 1EG5DvjR produced a $4.45 million gain (approximately +629,068%). The movement from 1928FWqd produced a $404,000 gain (approximately +625,826%). The movement from 1EBzWeno produced a $5.51 million gain (approximately +807,639%).
A wallet that had been untouched since May 28, 2012 moved 40.00 BTC in block 964,127. The moved coins were valued at $3.14 million at the time of movement. The sender address for that transfer was 1MZX6ExdDzWefGbD6Dc4bShdBRoNA3ijLF and the recipient was Boerse Stuttgart Digital. The movement was included in the group total of 553.59 BTC moved between August 16 and August 26, 2026.
Between August 16 and August 26, 2026, six Bitcoin wallets that had been dormant since 2011, 2012 and 2014 collectively moved approximately $40.15 million in Bitcoin. Those transfers ended multi-year dormancy for the addresses involved and together accounted for the combined valuation reported for the group. The on-chain activity was recorded across multiple blocks during that interval and was summarized in reporting on the movements.
