Benzinga - Mysterious Bitcoin wallets have transferred over $1 billion worth of Bitcoin to unknown wallets in six massive transactions over the past 24 hours.
What Happened: According to Whalealert, an on-chain tracker, anonymous wallets on Wednesday transferred large amounts of Bitcoin.
Specifically, five unknown wallets transferred 7,206 BTC in total to a single anonymous wallet. In addition, a sixth transfer also moved an equivalent amount of Bitcoin but to a different anonymous wallet.
This means a total of 43,236 BTC Bitcoins were transferred, worth $1.13 billion at current market prices.
Why It Matters: The identity of the parties involved in these transactions remains unknown, making it difficult to track the movements.
Price Action: At the time of writing, BTC was trading at $26,238.65, down 1.44% in the last 24 hours, according to Benzinga Pro.
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