Bitcoin Whales Awake, Move Millions Ahead of Highly Anticipated Fed Rate Decision

Bitcoin whales inactive for more than a decade have started to wake up as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s September 17 rate cut decision draws close. A Satoshi-era whale woke up on Wednesday and transferred 1,000 BTC worth to four new wallets, according to on-chain analytics platform Arkham. In 2013, this whale received 1,000 BTC in four chunks, with the price of Bitcoin hovering around $843. At Bitcoin’s current price of $117,000, the same stack is now worth a staggering $117 million. More dormant wallets h ...