Bitcoin whale wakes up after 14 years, sitting on the wind of $ 148 million

The original Bitcoin holdings of 2,100 BTC worth $148 million have restarted after 14 years of inactivity and moved a fraction of the stash, according to data tracked by Lookonchain.

Whale bag 1NB3ZX, containing 2,100 $BTC($148M), rose after 13.7 years of inactivity and transferred 0.00079 $BTC($56).

This whale received 2,100 $BTC on July 5, 2012, when $BTC it was only $6.59.

I am now sitting on ~$148M in profit – a return of 10,710x.… pic.twitter.com/ba6vygF7Kg

– Lookonchain (@lookonchain) March 20, 2026

wallet, 1NB3ZXsent about $55 worth of Bitcoin to an unknown address on Friday.

The transfer was the first on the chain to work from the address since it received all its funds in July 2012, when Bitcoin traded at about $ 6.6, putting the initial price of the house at about $ 14,000.

The impossible profit is about 10,700 times the initial amount, as Bitcoin has risen sharply to almost $ 70,000, turning five coins into nine.

Small transfers are often used by owners as a starting point before transferring large amounts of money, allowing them to verify the wallet’s availability and confirm its destination.

Bitcoin “OG” holders are increasingly selling because of the hawkish Fed’s indication of rate cuts this year.

Lookonchain reported that 1,650 BTC, worth about $117 million, was sold by the first two on Wednesday.

A #BitcoinOG and 5k $BTC($356M) sold another 1,000 $BTC($71.57M) 8 hours ago.

This OG received 5K $BTC(valued at $1.66M) at $332 12 years ago, and started selling $BTC on Nov 26, 2024, selling a total of 3,500 $BTC($337M) at ~$96,262.

Gross profit: $442M – 266x return.… pic.twitter.com/oErv0KccjN

– Lookonchain (@lookonchain) March 19, 2026