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9 days ago
Bitcoin mined for pennies in 2010 moves after 16 years, now worth $8.5 million
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. CoinDesk is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 8 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC. The headline in use is “Bitcoin mined for pennies in 2010 moves after 16 years, now worth $8.5 million”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The 100 BTC came directly from two mining rewards created during Bitcoin’s “Satoshi era” and had not moved for more than 16 years.
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Bitcoin mined for pennies in 2010 moves after 16 years, now worth $8.5 million
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