In a series of transactions, a huge whale is moving more than $1 billion in Bitcoin, effectively emptying several recently created crypto wallets.
According to data from Blockchain.com, the wealthy investor recently withdrew funds from a cryptocurrency wallet that contained over 74,105 BTC, totaling over $1.58 billion.
The affluent Bitcoin whale first sold the substantial amount of BTC in two transactions.
The first transaction involves the transfer of 50,562 BTC, which at the time of writing is valued roughly $1.08 billion, to an unidentified wallet.
The whale transferred 23,542 BTC, which at the time of writing were valued around $505 million, for the second time to an unidentified wallet.
The investor eventually transferred the 50,562 BTC to the same wallet that had amassed the 23,542 BTC stockpile, according to a closer examination of the whale’s actions.
The vast Bitcoin hoard was then moved by the crypto whale in a series of sizable transactions, enabling the owner to keep hundreds or thousands of BTC in other wallets.
- 4,000 BTC worth $85.64 million sent to this wallet of unknown origin.
- 10,000 BTC worth $214.11 million sent to this wallet of unknown origin.
- 10,000 BTC worth $214.11 million sent to this wallet of unknown origin.
- 10,000 BTC worth $214.11 million sent to this wallet of unknown origin.
- 9,642 BTC worth $206.44 million sent to this wallet of unknown origin.
- 10,000 BTC worth $214.11 million sent to this wallet of unknown origin.
- 10,000 BTC worth $214.11 million sent to this wallet of unknown origin.
- 10,000 BTC worth $214.11 million sent to this wallet of unknown origin.
- 562 BTC worth $12.03 million sent to this wallet of unknown origin.
A few additional Bitcoin may have been mixed in throughout the process, as the overall amount of shifted Bitcoin is marginally larger than the entire amount of BTC that was initially transmitted.
Crypto whales are infamous for moving about their enormous Bitcoin hoards, which frequently begs the issue of whether the owner is trying to sell their coins or just moving assets for security reasons.
This particular Bitcoin fortune does not seem to be going to an address maintained by a cryptocurrency exchange, where the BTC may be exchanged for cash.
