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Ethereum ICO Whale Suddenly Breaks 8-Year Dormancy With 12,971x Profit

Ethereum ICO Whale Suddenly Breaks 8-Year Dormancy With 12,971x Profit

CoinspeakerCoinspeaker2025/10/28 16:00
By:By Parth Dubey Editor Hamza Tariq

After 8 years of dormancy, activity has been spotted by Lookonchain from an Ethereum ICO wallet holding 20,000 ETH.

Key Notes

  • Lookonchain identified an Ethereum participant that has remained inactive over the past 8 years.
  • The reactivated wallet transferred 1,500 ETH to Kraken out of its 20,000 ETH holdings.
  • Previously worth $6,200, the stash has now increased to $80.38 million, corresponding with a 12,971% increase.

Blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain has spotlighted a dormant whale from the Ethereum ETH $4 015 24h volatility: 2.6% Market cap: $484.38 B Vol. 24h: $34.61 B, which suddenly became active.

According to an X post shared by the platform, the wallet has been lying dormant for almost 8 years with 20,000 ETH sitting in it. The stash was acquired at approximately $6,200 at the time.

Ethereum Outranks Bitcoin in Institutional Accumulation

On October 29, Lookonchain reported that an Ethereum participant had reactivated a wallet after 8 years of dormancy.

It was spotted depositing 1,500 ETH, which is equivalent to $6 million, into the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange. This is the first time that this whale is making a transfer after it received 20,000 ETH.

An Ethereum participant just woke up after nearly 8 years of dormancy, depositing 1,500 $ETH ($6M) to #Kraken for the first time.

This OG (0x3690) received 20,000 $ETH at genesis, with a purchase cost of $6.2K, now worth $80.42M — a 12,971x return. https://t.co/zf7x45sZN5 … pic.twitter.com/tHm6iVxQd2

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) October 29, 2025

 

At the time, these bulk holdings were purchased for around $6,200. Currently, Ethereum is trading at $4,019.11 with a 2.62% dip within the last 24 hours.

The stash is worth approximately $80.48 million, which means that the whale has recorded a 12,971x return by HODLing Ethereum for 8 years. The reason for the sudden activity is still unknown.

Coincidentally, ETH is exhibiting a strong rebound and attracting more investors , even more than the flagship crypto Bitcoin BTC $113 208 24h volatility: 1.1% Market cap: $2.26 T Vol. 24h: $67.16 B .

In the last few days, it has failed to break past the $4,250 resistance, but this has not stopped analysts from remaining optimistic that a rebound is near.

Price Prediction For Ethereum

Ted Pillows, a popular market analyst, noted that Ethereum’s price action is a reflection of a “strong bounceback.” He claimed that this positive sentiment could send the Ethereum price into the $4,200-$4,300 range in the short term.

Back in mid-October, Pillows acknowledged that the bulls have been successful in reclaiming the $4,060 support level for ETH.

He explained that the asset was exhibiting a V-shaped recovery pattern at the time. This is regarded as a bullish signal that suggests strong market momentum.

The analyst went ahead to pick $4,250 as the next crucial resistance level for the coin. Pillows believe that a breakout above this level has the potential to place bulls back in control of Ethereum’s short-term trend.

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