{"id":95384,"date":"2026-03-19T10:32:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=95384"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:35:29","slug":"whale-sells-bitcoin-hoard-from-13-years-ago-for-72-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/whale-sells-bitcoin-hoard-from-13-years-ago-for-72-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale Sells Bitcoin Hoard from 13 Years Ago for $72 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 18, a major early investor transferred approximately 1,000 BTC, valued at $71.6 million, to the Binance exchange. This activity was noted by analysts at EmberCN.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zh\" dir=\"ltr\">[13 \u5e74\u524d\u56e4\u79ef 5,000 \u679a BTC \u8fdc\u53e4\u5de8\u9cb8] 7 \u5c0f\u65f6\u524d\u518d\u6b21\u5356\u51fa\u4e86 1,000 \u679a BTC ($7157 \u4e07)\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u25ce\u4ed6\u5728 13 \u5e74\u524d (2013 \u5e74 11 \u6708) \u4ee5 $332 \u7684\u4ef7\u683c\u56e4\u79ef 5,000 \u679a BTC\uff0c\u7136\u540e\u4ece 2024 \u5e74 11 \u6708\u5f00\u59cb\u5356\u51fa\u3002<br \/>\u25ce\u76ee\u524d\u5df2\u7ecf\u6709 3,500 \u679a ($3.32 \u4ebf) \u88ab\u4ed6\u8f6c\u8fdb\u4e86\u5e01\u5b89\uff0c\u5747\u4ef7\u7ea6 $94,786\uff0c\u5b9e\u73b0\u6536\u76ca $3.3 \u4ebf\u3002<br \/>\u25ce\u73b0\u5728\u4ed6\u8fd8\u6301\u6709\u7740\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lZohCloFgT\">pic.twitter.com\/lZohCloFgT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u4f59\u70ec (@EmberCN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmberCN\/status\/2034432614732636238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to experts, the whale acquired 5,000 BTC at $332 per coin in 2013. In November 2024, they began liquidating assets, sending 3,500 BTC worth $332 million to the largest crypto exchange.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The average sale price was $94,786, with the investor&#8217;s total profit exceeding $330 million. They still hold 1,500 BTC valued at $106.8 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, another early Bitcoin investor sold 650 BTC valued at $46.3 million, as noted by Lookonchain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bitcoin OG Owen Gunden, who previously sold 11K <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a>($1.12B), sold another 650 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a>($46.3M) 10 hours ago.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fx6wtq0Whm\">https:\/\/t.co\/Fx6wtq0Whm<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dU3RoJViyh\">https:\/\/t.co\/dU3RoJViyh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K6e9RwwWsD\">pic.twitter.com\/K6e9RwwWsD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2034454558500610209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Considering previous transactions, they have liquidated approximately 11,000 BTC for $1 billion. Analysts associate this wallet with Owen Gunden, though independent confirmation is lacking. Such assumptions have often sparked debates within the community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, Bitcoin is priced at $69,800, having dropped 5.5% in the past 24 hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0522e78eb7ffaaf9-9121786069697579-1024x638.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-277040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0522e78eb7ffaaf9-9121786069697579-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0522e78eb7ffaaf9-9121786069697579-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0522e78eb7ffaaf9-9121786069697579-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0522e78eb7ffaaf9-9121786069697579-1536x957.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0522e78eb7ffaaf9-9121786069697579.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly BTC\/USDT chart on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethereum Whale Activity<\/h2>\n<p>According to Lookonchain, on March 18, an unidentified large investor purchased Ethereum worth over $111 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A mysterious whale returned after 7 months of inactivity and spent 111.62M <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24USDT&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$USDT<\/a> to buy back 50,706 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ETH<\/a> at an average price of $2,201. <\/p>\n<p>1 year ago, this whale sold 28,683 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ETH<\/a> at an average price of $3,892 for 111.62M <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24USDT&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$USDT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What a perfect buy-low-sell-high move!\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3F56jkgr2y\">pic.twitter.com\/3F56jkgr2y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2034435942564741491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The trader used two addresses to purchase 50,706 ETH at an average price of $2,201, spending 111.62 million USDT. This marks the first activity from the wallet after seven months of dormancy, experts noted. The source of funds was last year&#8217;s sale: in March 2025, this same whale sold 28,683 ETH at $3,892 per coin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On March 16, Lookonchain specialists <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-outpaces-bitcoin-as-institutional-interest-returns\">reported<\/a> that former ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees acquired 24,968 ETH worth $56.5 million. He used two wallets for the purchase. Later, Voorhees denied the information.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">not me<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erik Voorhees (@ErikVoorhees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErikVoorhees\/status\/2033748865707295138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading around $2,700, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/\">having decreased<\/a> by 6.4% in the last 24 hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in March, investment bank Citigroup <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/citi-lowers-bitcoin-and-ethereum-price-forecasts\">revised<\/a> its annual Bitcoin price forecast from $143,000 to $112,000. The target level for the leading altcoin was adjusted from $4,304 to $3,175.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 18, a major early investor transferred approximately 1,000 BTC, valued at $71.6 million, to the Binance exchange. 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