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Satoshi-era Bitcoin stirs as 600 BTC ends 16 years of dormancy

9/6/2026

Whale Alert identified 12 mining rewards from Bitcoin's founding era moving after 16 years of dormancy, totaling 600 BTC across the cluster.

The on-chain tracking platform found no connection between the wallets and Satoshi Nakamoto. The movement puts early-miner supply dynamics in $BTC back in focus.

Twelve rewards, 600 BTC in aggregate, untouched for 16 years by Whale Alert's read.

That dormancy period places the coins squarely in the Satoshi era, a vintage the market assigns outsize attention to whenever an old wallet finally stirs.

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