2025 Breaks Record for Bitcoin Awakening as Dormant Wallets Move Billions

• Data shared by Cryptoquant revealed that Bitcoin hit its all-time high for old whale movements. 
• Despite the records of large sell-offs, over 53% of all Bitcoin in circulation is owned and managed by individuals. This shows strong retail confidence in the future of BTC. 

This year, the number of wallets holding significant amounts of Bitcoin for the longest time has moved more than it ever has. Prior to 2025, there have been a generous number of individuals or groups that have kept their Bitcoin untouched for many years.

But since the beginning of 2025, a good number of those old whale wallets have suddenly become active again, moving large sums of the BTC that had been sitting idle for more than seven years.

How Old Bitcoin Wallets Have Moved Bitcoin This Year 

A few hours ago, Cryptoquant recorded data that showed that old-time BTC holders have continually moved their tokens. Many of these old wallets date as far back as the early days of Bitcoin, with some even linked to 2010 and 2013, when BTC was still in its stage of infancy.

Source: Cryptoquant

Although it is expected that some of these wallets would definitely see movements, many traders and investors have wondered if there is an underlying reason for their movements. Especially for the fact that a huge number of these wallets are making the sell decision at almost the same time. It has also come to the notice of many traders and small investors alike that these long-term holders made this move after Bitcoin’s price hit several peaks throughout the year. 

For instance, Tronweekly recorded about a $260.7 billion Bitcoin whale sell-off that triggered fear in the market. Basically, an alarming number of BTC whales were offloading their holdings. In fact, it was recorded that a single whale sold off about $8 billion worth of BTC.

Some of these old wallets bought Bitcoin when it was only $10. All these whale activities have stirred speculation across the crypto community, with many wondering whether early adopters were finally cashing out or just reorganizing their holdings.

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Individual Wallets Control A Large Portion of Bitcoin in Circulation 

According to well-detailed statistics, about 53.48% of all the BTC wallets existing are controlled by individuals rather than institutions or exchanges. Also, about 170,000 of these wallets have been identified and tracked by blockchain analysts.

The remaining 46.52% is made up of centralized exchanges, miners, and ETFs. This distribution shows that while large players influence price movements, everyday investors still play a major role in the BTC ecosystem.

Source: TeddyVision (X)

Similarly, it has also been recorded on-chain that shrimp wallets have begun accumulating BTC. These smaller investors are often motivated by the belief that owning even a fraction of a BTC could hold great future.

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