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(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b>
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Nearly 1,911 BTC<\/span> From Dormant Wallets Moved in March 2026, Onchain Data Reveals<\/h3>\n

The five transactions were recorded between 8:21 p.m. and 8:40 p.m. UTC. Blockchain<\/span> data logged by btcparser.com shows the wallet was created on May 1, 2014, placing the coins among bitcoin<\/a>\u2018s earliest generation of holders, addresses that predate most institutional awareness of the asset.<\/p>\n

The transfers were 100 BTC<\/span> per transaction increments (1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>, 4<\/a>, 5<\/a>), spread across two block heights: 943105 and 943109. The wallet had held its position for nearly 12 years before moving a single satoshi. That kind of patience is rare, even among long-term bitcoin<\/span> holders.<\/p>\n

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Addresses created in 2014 represent coins acquired during a period when bitcoin<\/span> was trading below $500 and most holders had little expectation of price action at any scale seen since. Moving those coins now, at current valuations, carries different weight.<\/p>\n

The 500 BTC<\/span> transfer was not isolated. March 2026 saw 39 separate spending events tied to dormant addresses<\/a> spanning multiple creation years, totaling 1,910.50798275 BTC<\/span> moved in one calendar month.<\/p>\n

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Addresses created in 2016 drove the largest share of activity. Nine transactions from that cohort accounted for 725.52109134 BTC<\/span> spent, the highest total of any year this month. Wallets from 2017 followed with nine transactions moving 274.94780181 BTC<\/span>. The 2013 cohort contributed eight transactions and 295.16479068 BTC<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Wallets from 2014, the same era as the 500 BTC<\/span> whale<\/span>, produced eight total transactions in March, with the remaining activity outside of today\u2019s event accounting for another 30.16008700 BTC<\/span>. Combined with the 500 BTC<\/span> move reported today, the full 2014 cohort reached 530.16008700 BTC<\/span> for the month.<\/p>\n

Four wallets created in 2012 spent 64.71410645 BTC<\/span> in March, and one 2015-era address accounted for 20.00010547 BTC<\/span>. The 2012 cohort activity is worth noting separately. Those addresses carry coins that survived bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s earliest years, before any significant exchange infrastructure existed.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s price environment<\/a> at the end of March 2026 adds context to the timing. Long-dormant wallets tend to show increased movement during periods of price appreciation, not the downtrend and macro uncertainty we see today. What drove this particular 2014 whale<\/span> to move now and all the others in March, remains unknown.<\/p>\n

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