Crypto

Bitcoin OG sells half of his wallet after 12 years for an astronomical 31,250% profit

Published on Jan 20, 2026 at 6:29 AM (UTC+4)
by Keelin McNamara

Last updated on Jan 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones

This Bitcoin OG just sold half of his wallet after 12 years and made more than a little profit.

In fact, he has made an astronomical amount of money – to the tune of a 31,250 percent return on investment.

The sale has seen the OG make an absolute fortune from the sale.

And it all came from an original value of just $5,000.

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Bitcoin OG makes a monster killing from sales

Today’s story is a tale of absolutely extraordinary profit.

And it is all because of one of the original Bitcoin owners.

Yesterday, it was announced that a ‘Bitcoin OG’ has been active for the first time in more than a decade.

The ‘whale’ started selling off its wallet after 12 years of inactivity.

And it has been selling for an absolute fortune.

The Bitcoin wallet, dubbed ‘5K BTC OG’, purchased its assets back in 2012.

To put that into context, crypto was just $332 per Bitcoin back then.

The wallet initially contained 5000 BTC.

It was announced yesterday that the wallet had sold half of that amount.

And the amount it made – wait until you hear this – was $265 million.

Could another big sale be next?

Each single Bitcoin had an average exit value of $106,164.

The wallet still possesses 2,500 BTC, worth about $237.5 million.

This 2,500 BTC could potentially be the next to hit the market.

It goes without saying that this scale of profit is almost unprecedented.

This Bitcoin OG has just sold more assets from his wallet - and he has netted an absolute fortune
Michael Förtsch / Unsplash

Total profits for this Bitcoin OG have now surpass $500 million.

In the finance world, this marks this as one of the most profitable HODL-to-exit arcs in the cryptocurrency’s history (aka hanging on to an asset before selling it). 

What is interesting to see is whether the investor will dump the rest of his stock.

With the price of Bitcoin hovering around the $100,000 mark, another significant dump of this type could be big.

It could further depress the market in an already dense resistance zone.

Keelin joined the editorial team at Supercar Blondie in February of 2025 and hasn’t looked back.His philosophy of writing from the audience’s POV has worked in his favor, considering that he’s always been a dedicated fan of motorsports, beautiful cars, and the SBMedia brand itself.