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Mt. Gox moves $2.2 billion in Bitcoin as it works to repay creditors

Mt. Gox moved 32,371 Bitcoin to two wallets, amounting to $2.19 billion The movement follows the transfer of 500 Bitcoin worth more than $35 million In October, Mt. Gox announced it was pushing its repayment deadline to October 31, 2025 Defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox has moved another $2.19 billion to two unmarked wallets, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence. Of the $2.19 billion, 30,371 Bitcoin was transferred to wallet 1FG2C…Rveoy. The extra 2,000 Bitcoin was sent to a cold wallet before being transferred to wallet 15gNRV…Aok. According to data from Arkham, the movement of Bitcoin comes five days after the exchange moved 500 Bitcoin worth over $35 million. It’s one of the largest movements the exchange has made this year. In May, it was reported that Mt. Gox had transferred over $9 billion worth of Bitcoin to a new wallet. In July, the platform moved a further $2.8 billion. In both of these instances, i...

XRP whales make a splash: 10K+ wallets skyrocket to 6-month high

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Amid positive predictions for the price of the XRP Ledger (XRP) token in the next few month s, the cryptocurrency market’s largest traders seem to be doing their part to help its recovery, evident in the massive surge in the number of crypto wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP. Indeed, the number of wallets holding 10,000 XRP or more has skyrocketed in the past five weeks, reaching the number of 279,400 such addresses, which also marks a six-month high, according to the data shared by blockchain and crypto market intelligence platform Santiment in an X post on July 31. XRP 10K+ wallets vs. price chart. Source: Santiment Furthermore, the Santiment team has observed that the “correlation between these wallets and XRP’s market value has been undeniable throughout 2024,” suggesting that the rise in the number of shark and whale XRP addresses is a bullish signal for the crypto asset in line with analysts’ expectations. ...