A nine-year-dormant Ethereum wallet moved 50,000 ETH to a Gemini-linked address, reviving 2017‑era coins and raising questions over potential selling pressure. A nine-year-dormant Ethereum wallet moved 50,000 ETH to a Gemini-linked address, reviving 2017‑era coins and raising questions over potential selling pressure.

Dormant Ethereum whale stirs, sends 50,000 ETH to Gemini-linked wallet

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A nine-year-dormant Ethereum wallet moved 50,000 ETH to a Gemini-linked address, reviving 2017‑era coins and raising questions over potential selling pressure.

Summary
  • A previously inactive Ethereum wallet sent 50,000 ETH in two 25,000‑unit transfers to a Gemini-linked exchange wallet, its first activity in nearly nine years.
  • The address originally withdrew 135,000 ETH from Bitfinex in 2017 and still holds about 85,283 ETH, with the stash up roughly 32x versus purchase levels.
  • Analysts say dormant wallets reactivating and sending funds to exchanges often flag potential sell pressure, though inflows do not guarantee immediate liquidation.

A previously inactive Ethereum wallet transferred 50,000 units of the cryptocurrency to an exchange wallet associated with Gemini, marking the address’s first recorded activity in nearly nine years, according to blockchain data.

Dormat Ethereum wallet comes alive

The Ethereum (ETH) was originally withdrawn from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2017, when ether traded at significantly lower prices. At current market rates, the holdings represent a 32-fold increase in value, according to market data.

Blockchain records show the transfer occurred through two separate transactions of 25,000 units each.

The wallet retained approximately 85,283 units of Ethereum following the transfers. The address originally received 135,000 units in 2017, blockchain data shows.

Long-dormant wallet reactivations that send funds to centralized exchanges are typically monitored by market analysts as potential indicators of selling activity. Large exchange inflows can introduce supply pressure, though transfers do not necessarily result in immediate sales, according to market observers.

A similar event occurred last week when a Bitcoin wallet dormant for 13 years transferred 909 bitcoins, according to blockchain tracking services.

The Ethereum network continues to attract institutional capital through tokenized real-world assets, a sector projected to expand on-chain in coming years, according to industry reports.

Market participants are monitoring whether the transferred ether will be sold or remain in exchange wallets, activity that could affect near-term price movements in the Ethereum market, analysts said.

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