{"id":171821,"date":"2023-10-11T03:38:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T22:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=171821"},"modified":"2023-10-11T03:38:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T22:08:26","slug":"bitcoin-whale-abruptly-moves-3000-btc-worth-over-83000000-after-six-years-of-dormancy-on-chain-data-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/bitcoin-whale-abruptly-moves-3000-btc-worth-over-83000000-after-six-years-of-dormancy-on-chain-data-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Whale Abruptly Moves 3,000 BTC Worth Over $83,000,000 After Six Years of Dormancy: On-Chain Data &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A mysterious Bitcoin whale has suddenly moved 3,000 BTC worth over $80 million after sitting quietly on their coins since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Data from blockchain tracking firm Arkham Intelligence <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.arkhamintelligence.com\/explorer\/address\/17TZNT8CBPzUPDfKTXC25RQHrW6M2q6kRo\">shows<\/a> the whale beginning to accumulate in 2016, grabbing 3301 BTC in May of that year.<\/p>\n<p>The entity later sold 200 BTC in September of 2017, when Bitcoin pulled off more than a 10X increase. Since then, the entity has laid low, not buying or selling any coins until early this week, when it decided to shuffle its BTC to two new addresses.<\/p>\n<p>The address was worth over $200 million at one point, but the latest move brought its balance down to near zero.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262239\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Arkham Intelligence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to on-chain data, the whale sent its coins to two newly created addresses for unknown reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Ki Young Ju, CEO of blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant, recently <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoquant_com\/status\/1608519503851454470\">noted<\/a> that Bitcoin whales were in \u201crisk on mode,\u201d referencing the \u201cinterexchange flow pulse,\u201d an indicator that measures the one-year cumulative net flows between crypto exchange Coinbase and derivative exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>When the metric rises, it indicates investors are transferring more BTC from spot to derivative exchanges, which means they are willing to take on more risk.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat data will change drastically if the bull run starts?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Interexchange Flow Pulse: Will a \u2018risk-on\u2019 attitude return to the crypto market in 2023?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><figure style=\"width: 3638px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9pa8cd\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/FlKb8dFaEAIYebb?format=jpg&amp;name=4096x4096\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"3638\" height=\"1588\" data-pin-no-hover=\"true\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Ki Young Ju\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Check <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/crypto-markets\/\">Price Action<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Follow us on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDailyHodl\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Surf <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/daily-hodl-mix\">The Daily Hodl Mix<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"maxbutton-4 maxbutton maxbutton-check-out-the-latest-headlines-bigger\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/news\/\"><span class=\"mb-text\">Check Latest News Headlines<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Get-Alerts-728x90.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"99\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. Investors should do their due diligence before making any high-risk investments in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency or digital assets. Please be advised that your transfers and trades are at your own risk, and any loses you may incur are your responsibility. The Daily Hodl does not recommend the buying or selling of any cryptocurrencies or digital assets, nor is The Daily Hodl an investment advisor. Please note that The Daily Hodl participates in affiliate marketing.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Generated Image: Midjourney<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mysterious Bitcoin whale has suddenly moved 3,000 BTC worth over $80 million after sitting quietly on their coins since 2017. Data from blockchain tracking firm Arkham Intelligence shows the whale beginning to accumulate in 2016, grabbing 3301 BTC in May of that year. The entity later sold 200 BTC in September of 2017, when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[201,248,251,246,257,255,250,252,247,253,249,256,254],"class_list":["post-171821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","tag-blockchain","tag-bsc","tag-chainlink","tag-coin","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-gta","tag-looks-rare","tag-oracle","tag-polygon","tag-quickswap","tag-safe-moon","tag-wallet","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171821"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171823,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171821\/revisions\/171823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}