Overview
- A 40 BTC wallet bought for about $120 in 2011 moved on September 3, 2026, realizing roughly $3.09 million and showing that original key holders can still access labeled Noah Doe addresses.
- Blockchain monitors say four more vintage wallets moved a combined 202.84 BTC between August 29 and September 4, 2026, and Whale Alert flagged a separate sweep of roughly 600 BTC from 2010 miner rewards on September 6, 2026.
- Some transfers were routed to Coinbase, a move that typically signals potential selling, while many larger reactivations went to fresh, unlabeled wallets consistent with consolidation or custody changes rather than immediate liquidation.
- The activity has already prompted procedural shifts in the Noah Doe class action, which seeks to reclaim thousands of dormant addresses by treating them as abandoned property and is currently paused in New York courts.
- If courts could legally reclaim the 3.7–3.8 million BTC named in Noah Doe it would add large liquid supply to the market, but recent on‑chain movements and limits in provenance analysis have weakened abandonment claims and left the market uncertain about true sellable supply.