227,196 dormant BTC moved on-chain this year

A total of 227,196 BTC acquired before 2019 has moved out of long-term dormancy this year, Bitcoin.com reported, citing data from on-chain analytics firm Checkonchain. Of that total, 186,123 BTC acquired between 2015 and 2018 accounted for 81.9%, while holdings acquired between 2012 and 2014 totaled 27,653 BTC and pre-2012 holdings reached 13,419 BTC. Separately, dormant wallets tracked by Btcparser moved about 33,932 BTC across 873 transactions from January through October this year. The report added that BTC moving from dormant wallets alone does not necessarily mean actual selling took place.