Bitcoin Whale Transfers $377 Million in a Single Move
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A Bitcoin wallet holding 4,581.94 BTC—known for surviving every market crash since March 2020—executed its first large‑scale transfer since that time on October 12. The transaction moved the entire balance to five new addresses, totaling roughly $377 million, with a nominal fee of about 60 cents. As of October 13, none of the receiving addresses have spent the funds, leaving both the wallet’s ownership and the ultimate destination of the assets unknown. The move underscores the opaque nature of large‑value Bitcoin transfers and raises questions about the motives and future plans of the whale behind the transaction.
Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/14/2026
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- 1Unclassified fact stationOct 12, 00:00recorded Oct 15, 00:05single sourcerevised
比特币巨鲸转移377万美元
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- Subject：
- bitcoin
- Action：
- 转移
- Object：
- 4,581.94 BTC 至五个新地址
- Occurred (fact side)：
- Oct 12, 00:00
- Published (valid side)：
- Oct 14, 03:38
- First seen (known side)：
- Oct 15, 00:05
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- DecryptRelated fact: single sourceSource report revisedBitcoin whale moves $377M balance after holding since March 2020
Report first recorded Oct 15, 00:05
A wallet holding 4,581.94 BTC, which received its coins in March 2020 when they were worth about $40.5 million, transferred its entire balance worth approximately $377 million to five new addresses on Oct. 12 in a single transaction. The transfer occurred when Bitcoin was trading around $82,350, and none of the five receiving addresses has spent anything as of Oct. 13.
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