Key Takeaways
- Five Bitcoin miner wallets from 2009 have moved 250 BTC.
- The BTC in the wallets is now worth about $15.9 million.
- Some speculate the wallets may belong to Satoshi Nakamoto or Hal Finney.
Five Bitcoin miner wallets from 2009, which received block rewards only weeks after Bitcoin’s launch, have begun moving their funds after over 15 years of inactivity. These wallets, belonging to miners who earned 50 BTC each as rewards, made transactions on September 20, 2024. The mining rewards were earned between January 29 and February 2, 2009.
When the Bitcoin was mined, it was worth virtually nothing. However, with Bitcoin currently trading at around $63,000, the 250 BTC now totals approximately $15.9 million. Blockchain data shows that these wallets were among the earliest to receive rewards, likely tied to Bitcoin’s inception.
The Bitcoin community quickly reacted to the movement of these coins. Speculation arose about the wallet owners, with some suggesting they could belong to Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, or Hal Finney, an early Bitcoin adopter and recipient of the first-ever Bitcoin transaction. One user speculated that someone might have rediscovered an old hard drive, while others offered humorous theories such as the wallet owner waking up from a coma.
The movement of these early wallets has ignited a wave of intrigue, but the true owner remains unknown.
