Block, Inc. Aims for $1.5B Raise, Satoshi Era BTC Wallet Revives, and Bitcoin Processes Billionth Transaction
Summary:
Block, Inc., led by Jack Dorsey, aims to generate $1.5 billion through a senior notes offer. A dormant Bitcoin address from the Satoshi era has become active, moving its 687 BTC holdings. Additionally, the Bitcoin network has marked a significant milestone, processing its one billionth transaction, over 15 years after its launch in 2009.
Today in the crypto world, Block, Inc. led by Jack Dorsey is strategizing to acquire $1.5 billion via a senior notes offer. A Bitcoin wallet carrying 687 BTC, inactive for a decade, has now sprung into action. Additionally, Bitcoin has successfully executed its billionth transaction, 15 years, four months, and four days since it was instituted in January 2009.
Dorsey’s Block aspires to secure $1.5B from institutional investors. Unveiling its blueprint on May 6, the tech finance firm revealed its intent to generate $1.5 billion in senior notes through a private placement headed towards banks, mutual funds, pension funds, and affluent investors. Fitch Ratings, one of the top three credit rating agencies, commented on Block's strong positioning to leverage payments and consumer financial services’ secular growth areas.
Dorsey recently made waves with the announcement that Block intends to steady dollar cost average into Bitcoin monthly. He asserted in a shareholder letter that, "Subsequently, we’re putting 10% of our Bitcoin product’s gross profit into Bitcoin procurement monthly".
In the latest quarterly review, Block saw a 26% annual growth in Bitcoin income, amounting to $2.73 billion.
A Bitcoin address dormant since Satoshi Nakamoto's active years has now sprung back to life after ten years. The address, home to 687 Bitcoin ($43.9 million), dispersed its holdings between two distinct wallets on May 6.
This segmentation first distributed 625.43 Bitcoin to an address beginning with "bc1qky" and 61.9 BTC to another named "bc1qdc". Often, the transferral of assets from older wallets, particularly those from the "Satoshi era", piques interest among crypto enthusiasts.
The early Bitcoin years post its creation are referred to as the "Satoshi era", a time when Nakamoto, Bitcoin's unidentified founder was actively engaged in online forums. Many speculate that some wallets from this era may have associations with Satoshi himself.
According to a Fortune report, roughly 1.75 million Bitcoin wallets haven't shown activity for over ten years. Many of these wallets carry substantial BTC holdings, and they're believed to be bought when BTC's price was in two-digit figures and are presently worth millions. The cumulative worth of these inactive wallets which contain 1,798,681 Bitcoins is approximately $121 billion based on current rates.
Moreover, the Bitcoin network has crossed an important milestone, successfully processing its one billionth transaction, 15 years subsequent to its inception. Bitcoin's dashboard, curated by Clark Moody, confirmed this remarkable achievement was realised on May 5, at 9:34 pm UTC.
This indicates that Bitcoin has processed an average of 178,475 transactions daily throughout its existence of 5,603 days.
Geraint Price, Ana Paula Pereira, Sam Bourgi, and Felix Ng provided additional reporting.
Published At
5/6/2024 11:22:52 PM
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