A Bitcoin address that had been dormant for 14.2 years has become active again. On September 22, 2026, a transaction took place, transferring approximately $51.15 million worth of Bitcoin (600 BTC).
The blockchain tracking platform Whale Alert reported the transaction at 07:22 UTC, when the price of each Bitcoin was $85,252.28.
The network fee for the transaction was only 0.000057 BTC$BTC . These 600 BTC were transferred to a new Bitcoin address. The address’s last activity before this was around July 2012, meaning there was a gap of 14.2 years since the previous transaction.
Historical Bitcoin data shows that during that period, Bitcoin’s transaction activity remained in the single-digit range. For example, Bitcoin’s closing price on July 10, 2012 was $7.06, and on July 11 it was $7.24.
By July 31, its price had risen to $9.33. Using $7.06 on July 10 as an approximate historical reference price, the value of 600 Bitcoins at that time was only $4,236.
This implies that Bitcoin’s market value increased by about $51.146 million, which is 12,075 times the 2012 reference value. In terms of percentage, Bitcoin’s price rose from $7.06 to $85,252.28, an increase of about 1,210,000%. #BTC surges to $87,000, and the total crypto market capitalization returns to $3 trillion $BTC
The blockchain tracking platform Whale Alert reported the transaction at 07:22 UTC, when the price of each Bitcoin was $85,252.28.
The network fee for the transaction was only 0.000057 BTC$BTC . These 600 BTC were transferred to a new Bitcoin address. The address’s last activity before this was around July 2012, meaning there was a gap of 14.2 years since the previous transaction.
Historical Bitcoin data shows that during that period, Bitcoin’s transaction activity remained in the single-digit range. For example, Bitcoin’s closing price on July 10, 2012 was $7.06, and on July 11 it was $7.24.
By July 31, its price had risen to $9.33. Using $7.06 on July 10 as an approximate historical reference price, the value of 600 Bitcoins at that time was only $4,236.
This implies that Bitcoin’s market value increased by about $51.146 million, which is 12,075 times the 2012 reference value. In terms of percentage, Bitcoin’s price rose from $7.06 to $85,252.28, an increase of about 1,210,000%. #BTC surges to $87,000, and the total crypto market capitalization returns to $3 trillion $BTC