80,000 Satoshi-era BTC just woke up after 14 years: How to track Whales

Hey folks,

One of Bitcoin’s biggest whales just woke up.

Last week, a Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallet that had been dormant for nearly 14 years suddenly moved almost 80,000 BTC.

That’s over $8 billion worth of Bitcoin.

This is one of the largest whale movements we’ve seen in years. It made a big splash, and the entire crypto world is watching.

What’s a whale?

In crypto, a whale is anyone who holds a huge amount of a coin. For Bitcoin, this typically means holding over 1,000 BTC in a single wallet.

Whales matter because they can move markets.

When they buy or sell, prices can swing. And their moves often tell you what the big players are thinking.

Why this move matters

This whale has not touched their Bitcoin since 2011. Nobody knows yet whether the owner plans to sell, reorganize, or relocate for security.

This is the largest daily movement of coins aged 10 years or more in history, experts say.

But traders know this: When whales make a move, it can ripple through the market fast. That’s why everyone’s watching what happens next.

How to watch whales yourself

If you want to keep track of whale movements, you don’t need to rely on rumors. One of the best tools out there is Whale Alert  👉whale-alert.io

The site gives you a real-time feed of large transactions, complete with blockchain explorer links so you can see the details for yourself:

And if you’re more of an X (formerly Twitter) person, their @whale_alert account is one of the most-followed in crypto.

Keeping an eye on these can help you spot trends and stay ahead of sudden market shifts.

Sometimes these moves spark a rally. Sometimes they trigger a sell-off. But they almost always matter. You don’t need to panic. But you do need to stay informed.

Watch the market, follow the signals, and make decisions calmly.

The week began on a bullish note for the crypto market, with BTC climbing past $109,000 and ETH staying strong near key support levels. In the altcoins sector, meme coins stole the spotlight, with BONK and FLOKI posting significant gains, while TIA also joined the party.

Weekly price movement: 

• BTC $109,007 ⏫ 1.31% (7d)

• ETH $2,578 (7d) ⏫ 3.92% (7d)

• BONK $0.00002216 ⏫ 50% (7d)

• FLOKI $0.00008434  ⏫ 9.21% (7d)

• TIA $1.67 ⏫ 14.49% (7d)

(All data here as of 1:30 p.m., 7 July 2025)

Before we conclude, here’s a quick look at some important news from around the crypto world.

• Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and researcher Toni Wahrstatter have put forward EIP-7983, which aims to introduce a protocol-level cap on transaction gas usage to increase network security and performance. The proposal sets a maximum gas limit of 16.77 million for individual transactions, according to Cointelegraph. 

• Digital brokerage Robinhood is extending its crypto footprint with a slew of new offerings, including developing its own blockchain network based on Arbitrum (ARB) and launching tokenized stocks trading, the company said. The firm has launched its stock token offering, issued on the Ethereum layer-2 Arbitrum, for European users, giving access to over 200 US equities and ETFs with round-the-clock trading during weekdays, according to CoinDesk. 

That’s it for now. Thanks for sticking around.

See you later, folks! 👋