Two investors just moved $2B on America’s 249th birthday

Two investors just moved $2B on America’s 249th birthday originally appeared on TheStreet.

It's the Fourth of July, and the United States is celebrating its 249th Independence Day today.

The largest economy in the world, the U.S. offers a hope of economic freedom to millions of people in the country and abroad.

Though the traditional markets remained closed on the day, the crypto world witnessed certain Bitcoin transactions that underscored the importance of financial planning and patience to best manage one's finances.

Two crypto wallets, which had received 10,000 BTC each on April 3, 2011, transferred the holdings to new addresses on July 4, 2025.

On April 3, 2011, one Bitcoin was worth around 78 cents.

Now, one BTC is worth more than $109,000 when the latest transfers took place, reflecting a 140,000-fold return over a period of 14 years.

A trader holding such a large amount of crypto assets is called a crypto whale. Both these whale addresses now hold more than $1.09 billion each.

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None of these whales show any indication of liquidating their Bitcoin holdings for now, making them HODLers. HODL, or “hold on for dear life,” is a term popular in crypto lingo that means holding crypto assets for a long time even amid bearish movements.

Bitcoin, once dismissed as nerd money or a cyber scam, has come a long way since its launch in 2009. It is the world's largest cryptocurrency, the market cap ($2.16 trillion) of which makes it the sixth-largest company behind tech giants such as Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), and Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG).

As per Kraken, Bitcoin was trading at $108,718.27 at press time.

Two investors just moved $2B on America’s 249th birthday first appeared on TheStreet on Jul 4, 2025

This story was originally reported by TheStreet on Jul 4, 2025, where it first appeared.