# Bitcoin Address Becomes Active After 16.2 Years With 50 BTC By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/56306 Published: 2026-11-13T04:30:34.000Z Updated: 2026-11-13T04:30:34.000Z Section: Investing > At 11:28:19 p.m. ET Nov. 12 (04:28:19 UTC Nov. 13), Bitcoin was $68,773, valuing the 50 BTC at about $3.44 million. A Bitcoin (BTC) address that had been inactive for 16.2 years became active with 50 BTC. The balance is valued at about $3.44 million. The 50 BTC had an estimated value of roughly $3 in 2010. TokenPost previously covered [a dormant address reactivated after 15.9 years with 0.05 BTC](). ## Links in this article - [a dormant address reactivated after 15.9 years with 0.05 BTC](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/30073)