Long-Dormant Ethereum Wallet Clears $4.6M Transfer Despite Scam Attempt

An Ethereum wallet associated with the network’s early days moved 2,154.94 ETH, worth approximately $4.6 million, after remaining dormant since 2015. Bitcoinist identifies the account by an address beginning with 0x7dDd and describes the movement as the reactivation of a wallet dating back to Ethereum’s launch. The reported transfer is notable both for its long dormancy and its relatively large size.

Before moving the full amount, the wallet sent a small test transaction and verified the destination. According to Crypto Economy, attackers responded within three minutes with an address-poisoning attempt. They used lookalike addresses and repeated dust transfers intended to contaminate the wallet’s transaction history, but the owner reportedly recognized the scheme and avoided it. The two outlets corroborate the central event and its roughly $4.6 million valuation. Crypto Economy supplies the exact ETH quantity and the sequence of the test, main transfer, and subsequent poisoning attempt, while Bitcoinist adds the address prefix and notes that blockchain analysts have taken an interest. Neither account gives a conflicting value for the transfer or says the owner completed the scam interaction. Ethereum was trading at $2,067.39, down 2.43% over 24 hours and 9.26% over seven days. Its market capitalization stood at $252.65 billion, while the total crypto market was $2.53 trillion and broadly flat. The Fear and Greed Index registered 32, placing sentiment in the “Fear” category; Bitcoin was down 0.99% over 24 hours. The episode illustrates the risk facing a dormant holder preparing to resume substantial activity: the large payment was preceded by verification, yet attackers attempted to exploit the wallet almost immediately. The clearest indicators to monitor are whether the account resumes additional transfers and whether further suspicious dust activity targets its transaction history, rather than the value of the completed movement alone.