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Dormant Wallet
An address with no outgoing TX for many years — "sleeping coins"
Definition
An address holding BTC that hasn't moved in a long time. We flag dormant ≥ 5 years as story-worthy. Wakeups often raise questions: lost-and-found keys? Inheritance settlement? Pre-arranged sale? Context unfolds in days after the move.
Context anchor
<10,000 wallets globally hold BTC dormant 7+ years (rough estimate from chain analysis)
Example
Wallet dormant since 2013 woke up moving 950 BTC — Patoshi-era coin
Also known as
dormant addresssleeping walletold wallet wakeup