A Bitcoin wallet that once belonged to a long-time Miners , holding up to 4,000 BTC, has suddenly “awakened” after 14 years of absolute silence – causing a stir in the cryptocurrency community.
According to on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence Chia by analytics platform Lookonchain, a wallet with the address “18eY9…6EfyM” moved 150 BTC (approximately $16.6 million) around 3 p.m. on Thursday, the first time the wallet has made a transaction since 2011.
These Bitcoins were mined in 2009, just months after Satoshi Nakamoto launched the world's first blockchain network. By 2011, all 4,000 BTC had been merged into the 18eY9o wallet, and have been completely "dormant" ever since.
If we go back in time to October 24, 2011, 4,000 Bitcoins were only worth about $16,400 – equivalent to the price of a small car. However, now, with the price of BTC surpassing the $110,000 mark (up 2.2% in just the past 24 hours), this asset has reached a value of more than $442 million, making the wallet owner a millionaire if he decides to sell.
It’s not uncommon for “OG” wallets – those created in the early days of Bitcoin – to become active again. Since the start of this year, as the cryptocurrency market has recovered strongly, many “Satoshi-era whales” have made huge transactions.
In July 2025, another anonymous wallet sold more than 80,000 BTC – worth more than $9 billion at the time – through the company Galaxy Digital. Last month, a series of other large wallets suddenly moved millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin, which had previously been “dormant” for a decade.
