Genesis Wallet Dormant Since 2015 Transfers 790 ETH Worth $1.78 Million

The address recorded zero outgoing or incoming transactions from 2015 through May 12, 2026. That stretch covers roughly 3,940 days, or 10.8 years. Around 21:47 UTC on May 13, 2026, the wallet became active. It first executed nine small test transactions, including dust amounts near 0.0000001 .

The holder then moved approximately 790.1739 across two transfers, 1 followed by 789.17388714 , to a brand-new receiving address identified as 0x0b9bcde72cd4390a9f91f5f52a29e0535e695942. That destination wallet had zero prior history and was created for this transfer.

At approximately $2,257 per at the time of the move, the transferred balance carried a value near $1,782,979. Alert was the first major onchain monitoring account to flag the transfer publicly. The math on the return is straightforward. A $244 entry at genesis pricing grew to roughly $1.783 million at the time of the move.

That represents approximately a 7,300-fold return over 10.8 years. Had the holder moved during s all-time high near $4,878, the same stack would have been worth over $3.85 million. The original address retains a small residual balance near 0.000024 along with negligible legacy token holdings, including minor amounts of LPT and OMG from early decentralized finance experiments.

Those positions carry minimal dollar value. No signs currently point to an imminent exchange deposit or market sale. Moving funds to a fresh wallet is a common pattern among long-term holders from this era. It can signal custody updates, preparation for (OTC) deals, or simple consolidation ahead of future activity.

Last Genesis Pre-Mine Move Was 10,000

The last time this happened, on April 28, a different Ethereum wallet holding 10,000 transferred its full balance, worth approximately $22.88 million to $23.1 million at the time, to a new address beginning with 0xCD59.

That address also received its during Ethereums genesis-era distribution in July 2015, when the was worth roughly $3,110. Several onchain analytics firms flagged that April move, including Alert, noting a return in the range of 7,381 to 7,465 times the original cost.

Both events fit a pattern that has been building across 2025 and 2026. Early Ethereum wallets have been waking up at a higher rate than in prior years. Each activation draws attention from onchain trackers because the amounts involved, and the holding periods, stand apart from typical wallet activity.

No public identity is connected to either address. Anonymous participation was standard for ETHs 2015-era ICO allocation. Onchain analysts work from funding timestamps and distribution patterns rather than personal data when labeling these wallets as ICO participants.

If the new receiving address shows further movement, including transfers toward known exchange deposit addresses or staking contracts, onchain feeds and parsers will register it quickly. As of the time of this report, the funds remain in the fresh wallet with no additional outbound activity recorded.