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Ancient Bitcoin Wallet That Turned $120 Into $3 Million Wakes Up
What Decrypt reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.
CoinsBy Decrypt Staff at Decrypt
The story in one view
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- Single attributed publisher report
What Decrypt reports
At least four more decade-old wallets moved a combined $15.7 million between Aug. 29 and Sept. 4, with one batch of coins sent to Coinbase in a likely sign of a sale.
The immediate significance
The publisher summary states the development but does not provide enough matched evidence for a broader impact judgment. That assessment remains open.
What remains unknown
- No matched primary document independently supporting the central claim is linked to this page.
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