NiftyNoon: The $8 Billion Bitcoin Ghost Awakens 👻🐋🚨
Eight "Satoshi-era" wallets woke up after 14 years, moving 80,000 BTC and sparking intense speculation about the owner's mysterious motives (July 7, 2025)
Nifty Thought:
In one of the most significant on-chain events in recent memory, a series of eight wallets from the "Satoshi era" have awakened after more than 14 years of dormancy. In total, a staggering 80,000 BTC, now valued at over $8 billion, was transferred to new addresses. These wallets, each containing 10,000 BTC, had been untouched since 2011, when the coins were worth just a fraction of their current value—some as low as $0.78. The sheer scale and age of these coins, originating from a time when Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator was still active, has sent a wave of excitement and speculation through the crypto community. The funds were moved to modern SegWit addresses, which offer lower transaction fees, but have remained stationary since the transfer.
The crypto world is now buzzing with theories trying to explain this monumental move. On one hand, this could simply be an original Bitcoin believer—a true OG—practicing good operational security by upgrading their wallets to a more modern and efficient format. On the other hand, more concerning theories have emerged, suggesting this could be the result of the largest crypto theft in history. Fueling this speculation is the discovery of a small test transaction made on the Bitcoin Cash network from a corresponding address just before the massive BTC transfer, a potential sign that an attacker was confirming access to the private keys. For now, the identity of the owner remains a mystery. Whether this gigawhale is preparing to sell or simply securing their treasure for another decade, the market will be watching these new wallets with bated breath.
Highlighted News:
📤 A single entity moved $8.6 BILLION of BTC from 8 addresses in the past day:
https://x.com/arkham/status/1941186502488359409
⚡️ A Bitcoin OG holding at least 80,009 $BTC($8.69B) woke up after 14+ years of dormancy and transferred out 40,000 $BTC($4.35B):
https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1941126810961653780?s=46
✈️ The 4th of July Telegram gifts sold out within minutes:
https://x.com/durov/status/1941212232274313676?s=46
🩴 Launchpad wars on Solana heat up as @bonk_fun flips Pump.fun in 24h bonded coins:
https://x.com/SolanaFloor/status/1941766609548275996
🚨 Looks like @Polymarket messed up again:
https://x.com/SweetcheeksReal/status/1941458693603635524
@Stingray_fi waitlist list is now LIVE:
https://x.com/stingray_fi/status/1940755250656563631?s=46
Project and Community News:
ETF FLOWS: Around 7.1K BTC and 86.1K ETH were bought last week: https://x.com/CryptoMagazine9/status/1941460861434069408
US Treasury Secretary Bessent says Trump will be imposing April 2nd level tariffs on countries who do not reach trade deals with the US, beginning August 1st: https://x.com/kobeissiletter/status/1941853148760461665?s=46
Bitcoin records highest weekly close in history: https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1942010731815215166
Chairman @RepFrenchHill, @HouseAgGOP Chairman @CongressmanGT
, and House Leadership announced that the week of July 14th will be “Crypto Week,” where the CLARITY Act, Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, and GENIUS Act will be considered: https://x.com/financialcmte/status/1940873045838614661?s=61
US House leadership announces that the week of July 14th will be “Crypto Week”: https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1940877780738363480?s=46
We’ve got two big weeks ahead for crypto in Congress - Starting next Wednesday, the Senate Banking Committee tackles a market structure hearing: https://x.com/eleanorterrett/status/1940888523533427162?s=46
SEC Crypto Task Force met today w/ SIFMA… Topics include digital asset issuance & tokenized securities: https://x.com/nategeraci/status/1940927392861556976?s=46
EF provides @argotorg with 3 years of operational funding to continue to support their work advancing @solidity_lang and other key open-source infrastructure for
@ethereum: https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1941080860528353324?s=61
@Circle mints another ~250 million $USDC on @Solana: https://x.com/solanafloor/status/1940804713378967732?s=46
$SSK, the first Solana staking ETF by @REXShares, posted $34.4M in volume on Day 2, surpassing the $33M recorded on Day 1: https://x.com/solanafloor/status/1940868641937064019?s=46
@maplefinance overtook BlackRock's BUIDL money market fund in AUM: https://x.com/tokenterminal/status/1941552863681052994
$BONK has flipped $TRUMP to become @Solana’s top memecoin by market cap: https://x.com/solanafloor/status/1941780647929913351?s=46
@tryliquidxyz just crossed $4M total volume traded in 24 hours after first release to wave one: https://x.com/tryliquidxyz/status/1937910878227022044?s=46
Introducing Jupiter Studio: https://x.com/jupiterexchange/status/1940737131363668093?s=46
$PENGU is now live and tradable on @eToro: https://x.com/pudgypenguins/status/1941511211751018891
You can now trade stock onchain with $DFDVx: https://x.com/defidevcorp/status/1940832812149756380?s=46
Enter The Garden Capsule Collection; Shop opens July 8th at 11am PT: https://x.com/azuki/status/1940561191568658827?s=46
Otherdeed was sold for 34 ETH ($85,000 USD): https://x.com/waleswoosh/status/1941798584598315078?s=61
Quick Stats:
👾 Blur ETH Daily Volume: 212.53 ETH (▲ 9.53%)
🌊 OpenSea ETH Daily Volume: 317.66 ETH (▲ 141.21%)
🟠 BTC : $108,507.52 (▼ 0.30%)
🔷 ETH: $2,559.08 (▲ 0.02%)
🟣 Solana: $153.05 (▲ 0.92%)
🟪 Polygon: $0.19 (▲ 1.79%)
Top NFT Sales:
Redacted Remilio Babies #9074: 21.00 ETH
Bored Ape Yacht Club #5137: 13.97 ETH
Bored Ape Yacht Club #6670: 12.39 ETH
NFT Daily Winners:
👾 Tensorians: 2.63 SOL (▲ 8.70%)
🐱 Quantum Cats: 0.03 BTC (▲ 20.4%)
🧦 Bitcoin Puppets: 0.03 BTC (▲ 5.97%)
😡 Mad Lads: 41.83 SOL (▲ 1.92%)
🏳🌈 Chromie Squiggles: 3.75 ETH (▲ 1.63%)
🏴☠ Captainz: 0.37 ETH (▲ 1.03%)
👩🏻 Milady Maker: 2.20 ETH (▲ 0.87%)
🐧 Pudgy Penguins: 9.50 ETH (▲ 0.20%)
🚬 CryptoPunks: 38.99 ETH (► 0.00%)
🧙♂️ Taproot Wizards: 0.16 BTC (► 0.00%)
NFT Daily Losers:
🐵 NodeMonkes: 0.02 BTC (▼ 0.39%)
🍭 Mocaverse: 1.29 ETH (▼ 0.77%)
⛩ Azuki: 1.83 ETH (▼ 1.12%)
💼 Ordinal Maxi Biz: 0.02 BTC (▼ 3.50%)
🦧 Bored Ape Yacht Club: 10.38 ETH (▼ 2.99%)
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