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Bitcoin Wallet Untouched for 15 Years Suddenly Springs to Life

Decrypt3h agoUpdated 1h ago
Bitcoin Wallet Untouched for 15 Years Suddenly Springs to Life
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The address received 8.54 BTC in June 2011 when the coin traded around $14 and stayed silent for 15 years before moving roughly $538,000 in a single transaction.

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