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Dormant Ethereum Whale Moves $4.4M in MKR After Seven Years
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Dormant Ethereum Whale Moves $4.4M in MKR After Seven Years

An early Ethereum ICO holder, who once accumulated 40,000 ETH back in 2015, has moved 3,510.42 MKR tokens worth $4.41 million after staying inactive for seven years. The tokens, originally bought between 2018 and 2019 at an average price of $828.92, shifted between private wallets with no signs of an exchange deposit.

Tristan R.
By Tristan R.

Senior Author · August 9, 2026

2 min
Key takeaways
An early Ethereum ICO holder, who once accumulated 40,000 ETH back in 2015, has moved 3,510.42 MKR tokens worth $4.41 million after staying inactive for seven years.
The tokens, originally bought between 2018 and 2019 at an average price of $828.92, shifted between private wallets with no signs of an exchange deposit.
No Confirmed Selling Yet Since the funds didn't reach an exchange, analysts say it's likely custody management rather than a sale.

An early Ethereum ICO holder, who once accumulated 40,000 ETH back in 2015, has moved 3,510.42 MKR tokens worth $4.41 million after staying inactive for seven years. The tokens, originally bought between 2018 and 2019 at an average price of $828.92, shifted between private wallets with no signs of an exchange deposit.

No Confirmed Selling Yet

Since the funds didn’t reach an exchange, analysts say it’s likely custody management rather than a sale. The moved tokens currently hold around $1.51 million in unrealized profit.

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Tristan R.
Tristan R.

8+ years covering crypto markets, macro, and geopolitics. Previously at Decrypt and CoinDesk. Focused on the intersection of digital assets and traditional finance.