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Bitcoin wallets untouched for 10 years moved $40 million. Most avoided exchanges
CoinDeskSaturday, August 29, 2026 at 4:30 AM
RedScroll Brief
Six decade-old wallets moved $40 million this month, but Galaxy's data shows dormant coin activity at its lowest since 2022 and 2026 on pace for under half of last year's total.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Crypto
- Market relevance
- High
- Why it matters
- Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk. Six decade-old wallets moved $40 million this month, but Galaxy's data shows dormant coin activity at its lowest since 2022 and 2026 on pace for under half of last year's total. Watch liquidity and volatility around Bitcoin and Crypto — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.
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What happened
Six decade-old wallets moved $40 million this month, but Galaxy's data shows dormant coin activity at its lowest since 2022 and 2026 on pace for under half of last year's total.
Why it matters
Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk.
Background
CoinDesk reported on this under crypto. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.
Timeline
CoinDesk published: Bitcoin wallets untouched for 10 years moved $40 million. Most avoided exchanges
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Economic impact
Watch liquidity and volatility around Bitcoin and Crypto — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.
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