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On Halloween — fittingly the 17th anniversary of Bitcoin’s white paper — a vintage wallet from Nov. 4, 2011, jolted back to life, moving 100 long-sleeping $BTC for the first time since they were mined. Throughout October, 98 dormant wallets stirred, transferring a combined $298 million worth of bitcoin that hadn’t budged in years.
Old Coins, New Tricks
Yesterday marked the 17th anniversary of Satoshi Nakamoto’s first message to the world — and fittingly, a 14-year-old wallet from 2011 woke up from hibernation, sending 100 $BTC worth about $10.99 million.
October was no snooze either: btcparser.com stats show 98 long-dormant bitcoin addresses woke up, including one ancient wallet from Nov. 1, 2010, which nudged a minuscule 0.00000548 $BTC. Halloween’s 100 $BTC revival was the fourth transfer from a 2011-era stash this month.
Before that, a 10 $BTC transfer kicked off Oct. 1, followed by 1.51546000 $BTC on Oct. 9, and a hefty 150.00000223 $BTC on Oct. 23. Altogether, 261.51546223 $BTC — roughly $28.7 million — in vintage 2011 coins shuffled around this October, proving that even old bitcoins can still put on a show. Wallets born in 2012 decided to stretch their digital legs, moving 88.62001543 $BTC across four separate transactions.
Meanwhile, the parsed data shows that 2013 wallets were far busier, shuffling a total of 298.28505426 $BTC through 14 distinct transfers. Fourteen dormant wallets from 2014 stirred last month, sending 431.80449294 $BTC into fresh addresses. The 2015 batch of dormant addresses was quieter, with only seven moves totaling 110.25672027 $BTC making their first appearance in years.
But 2016 wallets stole the spotlight — 29 of them transferred a hefty 982.62384368 $BTC, valued at roughly $108 million. Interestingly, 2013-origin addresses made up 36.24% of all dormant activity last month. Wrapping up the month, 25 sleeping 2017 wallets joined the action, relocating 541.07243372 $BTC, worth around $59 million at current rates.
One more twist: that 150.00000223 $BTC transfer from a 2011 wallet on Oct. 23 actually revealed a hidden trove of 4,000 coins. All told, October’s onchain resurrection brought bitcoin ghosts out of hiding, with wallets from nearly every vintage year shuffling more than $298 million in long-silent $BTC.
From decade-old hoards to the Halloween move that exposed a 4,000-coin treasure, the month showed that even the most silent bitcoin addresses can still rattle their chains in style.
FAQ ❓
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What happened on Halloween with bitcoin?
A dormant 2011 wallet moved 100 $BTC, worth about $10.99 million on Bitcoin’s 17th anniversary. -
How many sleeping wallets moved in October 2025?
A total of 98 long-inactive bitcoin addresses transferred nearly $298 million worth of $BTC. -
Which year had the biggest dormant wallet movements?
Wallets created in 2016 led the activity, shifting over 982 $BTC valued at around $108 million. -
What made October’s transfers notable?
One 2011 wallet’s 150 $BTC move on Oct. 23 exposed an additional 4,000 hidden coins.