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Someone Just Sold Their 2011 Bitcoin for a 17 Million Percent Profit

BITCOIN BLOCKCHAIN, JUL 23 – The Bitcoin whale realized a profit exceeding 17 million percent by selling cryptocurrency purchased in 2011 for $54,000 at recent all-time high prices.

Summary by Futurism
A mysterious Bitcoin account has cashed out a cache of cryptocurrency they originally bought for $54,000 — but which, after HODLing for 14 long years, is now worth an astronomical $9.5 billion, for a staggering profit of over 17 million percent. Bitcoin whales, meaning accounts that hold on to substantial sums of crypto for long periods at a time, have been making moves as of late, Tom's Hardware reports, reaping enormous returns as crypto marke…

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In the recent past, several Bitcoin whales have sold their cryptocurrency and thus made enormous profits

Another ancient Bitcoin whale emerges to the surface. This entity, which received its bitcoins in 2011 when the price was less than 50 cents, sent this Thursday 3,962 BTC towards an unidentified direction. Trying to sell? *** Another ancient Bitcoin whale rises to the surface. It sent 3,962 BTC, valued at USD $470 million, towards a new unidentified direction. It received its bitcoins in 2011, when the price was less than 50 cents Yesterday it w…

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Futurism broke the news in on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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