CryptoKit conducts $ 4.6 million bitcoin transaction for the first time in 15 years

The cryptocurrency address BTC $94,821.42 Bitcoin 1.67% Market capitalization $1.88 trillion VOL. 24 hours $2.57 billion , which has been storing 50 BTC since July 2010, has made a transaction for the first time in 15 years. At the time of mining, the value of one BTC did not exceed $ 0.10, so the total value of the coins was approximately $ 5. Today, these assets are worth about $ 4.67 million — a profit of more than 93 million percent.

The address that begins with «04ba30» received its BTC shortly after the launch of the Bitcoin network. it remained inactive for 15 years until the user transferred all 50 BTC to another address in April 2025. This move was noticed by crypto journalist Pete Rizzo, who was the first to report the incident on social network X.

Transactions from so-called «ancient whales» are rare, but not unprecedented in the crypto community. For example, in November, another long-term holder transferred 2000 BTC to the Coinbase exchange, making a profit of 150 million percent, from $ 120 million to $ 179 million.

The most famous bitcoin whale is the creator of the network, Сатоші Накамото" href="https://noworries.news/biography/satoshi-nakamoto/" data-bio-id="4232">Satoshi Nakamoto. It is estimated that he owns about 1.1 million BTC — more than 5% of the total coin volume, which is currently equivalent to more than $ 100 billion.

At the time of the recent events, the value of Bitcoin remained stable, remaining at around $ 93,455. Over the past week, the rate has risen by 10%, although it still falls short of the all-time high of $ 108,786 recorded in January 2025.