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title: "Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Wake Up After 16 Years, Moving $6.9 Million"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/dormant-bitcoin-wallets-wake-up-after-16-years-moving-6-9-million/
date: 2026-11-13
modified: 2026-11-13
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Two Bitcoin mining rewards from September 2010 moved minutes apart. The coins are worth nearly 1.15 million times their original market value."
categories:
  - "Crypto News"
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  - "crypto"
  - "cryptocurrencies"
  - "Defi"
  - "Market Trends"
  - "News"
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# Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Wake Up After 16 Years, Moving $6.9 Million

Two Bitcoin mining rewards from September 2010 moved minutes apart. The coins are worth nearly 1.15 million times their original market value.