A Bitcoin Whale HODLer of 5 Years Moves 2221 BTC, Realizing a Cumulative ROI of 1265x

By: theblockbeats.news|2025/08/26 09:52:19

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BlockBeats News, August 26th. According to Chainalysis, after 5 years of dormancy, a dormant BTC whale moved 2,221 BTC ($245 million) 5 hours ago, transferring them to two new wallets.

This whale initially accumulated 3,109 BTC 12 years ago (2013/7) when the price of BTC was $94.5. 8 years ago (2017/8), he sold 888 BTC at a price of $4,540 (transferred to Gemini), holding the remaining 2,221 BTC until now.

The BTC he accumulated has now seen a 1265x return on investment.

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