https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxg3b/someone-mysteriously-sent-almost-dollar1-billion-in-bitcoin

http://archive.is/VSTZa

Someone Mysteriously Sent Almost $1 Billion ($933M) in Bitcoin

An unknown person or entity just sent a whole lot of money while hiding in plain sight.

For all of the grief Bitcoin gets, here's something entertaining: Someone transferred bitcoins worth close to $1 billion USD on Tuesday morning, a move that was public for everyone to see while the identities of the sender and receiver remain unknown.

Big money moves hiding in plain sight tend to be events of some interest among Bitcoiners. Decrypt noted that the sending wallet was recognized as the largest Bitcoin wallet not known to be associated with a business such as an exchange. This means that it could belong to a wealthy private individual, or it could really belong to an exchange, investor, or other business that is simply currently unknown. There's no obligation to publicize which Bitcoin addresses one controls, and if nobody else puts two and two together, one's activities may remain shrouded in pseudonymity.

If the Bitcoin wallet belongs to someone legit, then it's likely the transfer was internal to the business, or it represents a large purchase of goods or services, or the sale of bitcoins. Regardless of what it was, the business would be expected to pay taxes in any relevant circumstances.

https://twitter.com/BtcBlockBot/status/1276652510204366852

http://archive.is/RpwR2

@BtcBlockBot (Bitcoin Block Bot)

Whale alert! Someone moved 101,857 BTC ($933M) in block 636,503