ME News reports that on July 30 (UTC+8), according to monitoring by Emmett Gallic, an address associated with Geir Harald Hansen, founder of the early Bitcoin mining pool Bitminter, recently transferred 829 BTC, some of which had not moved on-chain in eight years. Public records show that Bitminter, founded by Geir Harald Hansen, was one of Bitcoin’s earliest major mining pools, at its peak accounting for nearly 10% of the network’s total hash rate and mining approximately 208,232 BTC. (Source: BlockBeats)
Bitminter Founder's Address Transfers 829 BTC After 8-Year Inactivity
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BTC news today, July 30 (UTC+8), reveals that an address associated with Geir Harald Hansen, founder of the early Bitcoin mining pool Bitminter, transferred 829 BTC. Some of these coins had been inactive for eight years. At its peak, Bitminter controlled nearly 10% of the Bitcoin network’s hash power and mined approximately 208,232 BTC. This BTC update underscores a rare on-chain movement by one of Bitcoin’s early key figures.
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