The ancient Bitcoin Whale awakening triggers market fluctuations, and US economic policies may become potential favourable information.
Recently, 8 dormant Bitcoin addresses that have been inactive for 14 years suddenly became active, holding a total of 80,000 Bitcoins, causing a brief market decline. According to analysis, these addresses may belong to an independent miner from 2011, who accumulated mining rewards from 180 blocks and once held 200,000 Bitcoins, making them the fifth largest Whale in Bitcoin history.
The market reacted strongly to this, primarily because the holding cost of these Bitcoins is only $1.76 per coin, while the current price is $108,000, resulting in an unrealized profit of up to 61,000 times. A large-scale sell-off could have a huge impact on the market. Considering that the German government selling nearly 50,000 Bitcoins in 2024 triggered months of market turbulence, the potential selling pressure from these 80,000 Bitcoins is even more concerning.
There are various speculations in the market regarding the reasons for these "sleeping" Bitcoins suddenly waking up.