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Bitcoin 'OG' Sells After 12 Years, Locking in 31,250% Profit

Bitcoin 'OG' Sells After 12 Years, Locking in 31,250% Profit Bibhu Pattnaik Mon, January 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM GMT+5:30 5 min read BTC-USD GOOG META AMZN Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. A Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) whale, inactive for more than a decade, has returned to the scene, offloading half of its Bitcoin stash and securing a profit of 31,250%. The Bitcoin wallet, dubbed “5K BTC OG,” started selling its Bitcoin assets, originally purchased in 2012 for a mere $332 per Bitcoin.

Bitcoin 'OG' Sells After 12 Years, Locking in 31,250% Profit

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Key Highlights

  • The wallet, which initially held 5,000 BTC, has sold 2,500 BTC, raking in approximately $265 million at an average exit price of $106,164.
  • Don't Miss: The AI Marketing Platform Backed by Insiders from Google, Meta, and Amazon — Invest at $0.85/Share Sam Altman Says AI Will Transform the Economy — This Platform Lets Investors Back Private Tech Early As per the report by Lookonchain, an additional 500 BTC was moved to Binance, with a value of $47.77 million.
  • This signifies the latest in a series of withdrawals from this 12-year-old holder.
  • An OG who received 5,000 $BTC 12 years ago sold another 500 $BTC($47.77M) today. This OG originally received the 5,000 $BTC 12 years ago($1.66M at the time), when $BTC was priced at $332. Since Dec 4, 2024, he has been selling $BTC, dumping 2,500 $BTC($265M) at an average price… The selling pattern seems methodical, with the OG transferring 250-500 BTC per transaction, distributing the outflows over a minimum of 10 Binance-bound transactions in the past five months.
  • The wallet still possesses 2,500 BTC, worth about $237.5 million, which may potentially be the next to hit the market.
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