Dormant $1.9M Bitcoin tied to New York lawsuit moves after nearly 15 years

A Bitcoin address dormant for nearly 15 years moved $1.9 million in BTC as a New York lawsuit seeks ownership of thousands of inactive holdings.

A dormant Bitcoin address transferred 30 BTC worth about $1.88 million for the first time in almost 15 years.

Bitcoin address “1KV47” made its first outgoing transfer on Saturday since receiving 30 BTC in August 2011, blockchain data shared by Galaxy Research shows.

The address is among 39,069 listed in a New York lawsuit filed by “Noah Doe” and two Wyoming-based companies seeking ownership of dormant Bitcoin holdings. The case could test how inactive cryptocurrency holdings are treated under the state’s lost-property law.

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