Tuesday, 4 August 2026 · No. 124
2013 wallet moves $31M as Coldcard drains top $100M.
Lead story · bitcoin — A bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 moved $31 million, and it's not the only one (CoinDesk)
The Lead
Bitcoin trades near $63,400 amid net inflows to exchanges that expand sell-side supply while MVRV at 1.20 leaves little cushion above average cost basis. Dormant wallets from 2013 activating and Coldcard exploits draining over $100 million together point to supply hitting the market from both old holders and compromised custody rather than fresh demand stepping in. Geopolitical oil pressure has eased without pulling capital into Bitcoin, and macro yields plus the dollar show no acute stress that would normally force rotation. The market appears to treat these on-chain events as noise rather than a distribution signal, yet sustained inflows would confirm the opposite. How much of the current exchange balance reflects genuine selling pressure versus temporary parking ahead of moves?
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The Reading
Threat
MONITORING
Conviction
67/100
50 sources cited
At Publication
Now and change since Tue 4 Aug
- BTC Price
- $63,766
- 24h Change
- 1.60%
- Fear & Greed
- 25
- Hashrate
- 934.7 EH/s
- MVRV
- 1.20
- Block Height
- 960,971
- S&P 500
- 7,600.5
- VIX
- 15.86
- Gold
- $4115
- DXY
- 99.89
- US 10Y
- 4.68%
- Oil
- $81.10
In This Briefing
The Wire
BITCOIN
A bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 moved $31 million, and it's not the only one — CoinDesk
BITCOIN
Coldcard Bitcoin theft tops $100M across 3 confirmed attack waves: Galaxy — Cointelegraph
ECONOMY
US stocks near record high, oil falls as Trump claims Iran talks under way — Al Jazeera
CONFLICT
Saudi Aramco profits soar in second quarter as Iran war squeezes oil supply — CNBC
CONFLICT
Iran war live: Tehran slams US blockade as Trump warns of ‘last chance’ — Al Jazeera
DISASTER
Why are the Washington wildfires so severe? Spokane fires explained — Al Jazeera
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