Two 2013 Bitcoin wallets move 416.69 BTC in the same block

Key points

• The wallets, created on 12 Nov 2013 and 20 Aug 2013, moved 248.853 BTC and 167.84 BTC respectively.
• Both transfers were confirmed in block 971894, mined by MARA Pool.
• October's dormant Bitcoin activity totals 774.17 BTC, down from 6,427.59 BTC in August and 5,401.841 BTC in September.

Two Bitcoin wallets dating from 2013 moved a combined 416.69 BTC, about $34m, within five seconds on 17 Oct 2026, according to btcparser.com data reported by Bitcoin.com News. Both transfers landed in block 971894, mined by MARA Pool, ending more than 13 years of dormancy for the coins.

The first wallet, created on 12 Nov 2013, sent 248.853 BTC to several unidentified addresses. The second, dating to 20 Aug 2013, released 167.84 BTC. Onchain heuristics suggest the two transfers may share an owner, because the second followed a pattern closely resembling the first.

October activity slows

The 416.69 BTC accounts for most of the 774.17 BTC of dormant coin movement recorded so far this month. That is well below August's 6,427.59 BTC and September's 5,401.841 BTC across 94 transfers. A separate 100 BTC transfer of coins first mined in 2010, flagged by Galaxy Digital on 8 Oct, is not in the October tally because those coins had been mixed with other Bitcoin.

The oldest wallet in this batch dates to 11 July 2012 and moved exactly 25 BTC on 2 Oct after about 14.2 years of inactivity. Bitcoin.com News reports no evidence that any of the coins have been offered for sale, though moving old coins can signal plans to sell or reorganise holdings. Bitcoin traded near $81,500 on 17 Oct 2026.

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