Fourth of July Whale Consolidates 40,000 BTC Into One Address — What’s Next for Billions in Bitcoin?

The Bitcoin Whale’s Latest Masterstroke

Exactly 163 blocks after moving the 10,000 BTC, at block height 905868, the whale behind the July 4, 2025, 80,000 BTC movement rounded up the remaining 40,000 BTC into one address. As Bitcoin.com News detailed yesterday, after consolidating the first 40,000 BTC batch — which was later routed to a Galaxy address and then dispersed across multiple crypto exchanges — the whale sent 1 BTC and 9,999 BTC to an unknown wallet.

This owner still controlled three previous wallets, including a legacy wallet, which stayed dormant for 12 full days until block height 905868. The latest move gathered 40,000 BTC valued at $4.73 billion. Curiously, the 1 BTC test transfer in the earlier 10,000 BTC move was actually the final destination address for the entire amount. So, just under two days ago, the entity sent 1 BTC to that wallet and shifted 9,999 BTC to a temporary one.

Then came another 1 BTC sent to the final destination wallet, followed by transfers of 9,998 BTC, 10,000 BTC, 10,000 BTC, and 10,000 BTC from the legacy wallet and another unknown legacy wallet holding 190.966 BTC. A few other legacy addresses chipped in with roughly 0.624 BTC from their holdings. Altogether, the wallet now holds a total of 40,191.59 BTC, which remain idle as of 9 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, July 17, 2025.

That 190.966 BTC originated from a wallet that once contained 693.96 BTC received on Oct. 22, 2024. These particular coins have seen more travel action than most of the 80,000+ bitcoins handled by the July 4 whale, charting a complex trail of transfers backwards down the number line. As of now, the consolidated P2WPKH wallet boasts seven distinct unspent transaction outputs ( UTXOs) worth a great deal. Whether these coins will stay put or head to a centralized crypto firm like Galaxy remains anyone’s guess.