A total of 100.02 Bitcoin (BTC) mined in July 2010 were transferred after remaining untouched for more than 16 years. The coins, worth approximately $6 at the time, are now valued at around $8.5 million.
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Eight transfers over three hours included $598.1 million sent to exchanges and $155.6 million moved away from them by 11:03 a.m. ET on Oct. 8.
Bitcoin ETFs posted $487.07 million in net outflows on Wednesday, their heaviest daily loss since June 25, while ether funds shed another $160.77 million. Together, the two largest crypto ETF categories lost $647.84 million as trading activity accelerated sharply.
More than 6 million BTC, or 31.2% of circulating supply, sit behind public keys already visible onchain, according to Glassnode co-founder Rafael Schultze-Kraft. Exposed supply rose by 222,000 BTC since May, with exchanges accounting for 123,000 BTC and holding 1.79 million BTC behind visible public keys.
The transfer involved funds seized in the Bitfinex hacking case. More than 6,200 BTC had moved to Coinbase Prime in the prior two days.
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Total Bitcoin liquidations reached $14.69 million as BTC rose 0.14% to $82,598 during the period.
About 9,261 Bitcoin moved to Coinbase Prime on Oct. 7-8. The transfers do not establish that the cryptocurrency was sold.
Glassnode recorded $4.9 billion in new capital inflows into Bitcoin during the 30 days leading up to October 5. Existing investors accounted for approximately 60% of the $12.8 billion increase in BTC's realized capitalization. Short-term holders accounted for 86% of profitable transfers to exchanges on a day when Bitcoin surpassed $85,000.