Two sleeping giants just woke up.
By Maxime Laurent · 2025-12-06 12:33
Two sleeping giants just woke up.
Rare Casascius 1000-BTC coins moved for the first time in 13 years.
A 13-year silence broken — $BTC worth ~$180M just changed hands.
I was sipping my morning espresso by the port when this news dropped, and honestly… it felt like watching a legend walk back onto the stage. Two physical Casascius coins — each loaded with 1000 $BTC — finally had their holograms peeled. Imagine holding something that heavy in meaning for more than a decade, puis bam, one move and the whole crypto world raises an eyebrow. 👀
For the newcomers: Casascius coins were these gorgeous metal pieces minted between 2011 and 2013. Inside, under a shiny seal, sat a private key. Break the seal, claim the sats, and the coin becomes just a souvenir — a beautiful one, but empty. FinCEN shut the whole project down back then, which only made the surviving pieces even more mythical.
Only six of these 1000-BTC monsters were ever made… and each one moving feels like a tectonic shift. It’s not just money; it’s time traveling. Someone out there just unboxed 13 years of Bitcoin history. And as an old crypto addict from the sunny south, it hits me right in the nostalgic vibes. 🌞💭
Moments like these remind me why I fell in love with this space — every block carries a story.
#Bitcoin #Casascius #CryptoHistory #BTCWhales #BlockchainStories
Rare Casascius 1000-BTC coins moved for the first time in 13 years.
A 13-year silence broken — $BTC worth ~$180M just changed hands.
I was sipping my morning espresso by the port when this news dropped, and honestly… it felt like watching a legend walk back onto the stage. Two physical Casascius coins — each loaded with 1000 $BTC — finally had their holograms peeled. Imagine holding something that heavy in meaning for more than a decade, puis bam, one move and the whole crypto world raises an eyebrow. 👀
For the newcomers: Casascius coins were these gorgeous metal pieces minted between 2011 and 2013. Inside, under a shiny seal, sat a private key. Break the seal, claim the sats, and the coin becomes just a souvenir — a beautiful one, but empty. FinCEN shut the whole project down back then, which only made the surviving pieces even more mythical.
Only six of these 1000-BTC monsters were ever made… and each one moving feels like a tectonic shift. It’s not just money; it’s time traveling. Someone out there just unboxed 13 years of Bitcoin history. And as an old crypto addict from the sunny south, it hits me right in the nostalgic vibes. 🌞💭
Moments like these remind me why I fell in love with this space — every block carries a story.
#Bitcoin #Casascius #CryptoHistory #BTCWhales #BlockchainStories
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