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Ethereum Wallet Activates After 11 Years and Avoids Cryptocurrency Scam
An early Ethereum wallet, identified by its address beginning with 0x7dDd, has returned to activity after more than a decade, transferring approximately $4.6 million worth of ETH while successfully avoiding an attempted cryptocurrency scam. The wallet, which received its first Ether during Ethereum’s genesis block in July 2015, had not recorded any outgoing transfers until November 9, 2026. The wallet initiated a small test transaction before transferring almost its entire balance to another address, which immediately attracted the attention of automated scam operations monitoring Ethereum's blockchain. The wallet's first outgoing transaction occurred at approximately 22:04 UTC on November 9, when it transferred 0.05 ETH, worth around $106, to a new receiving address. Blockchain tracking service Whale Alert identified the movement, bringing attention to a wallet that had remained inactive for more than 11 years.