<p>More and more I am seeing news about addresses that was dormant for around 10 years being (re)activated.</p>
<p>Is it positive or negative for bitcoin in the long run ?</p>
<p>Also, how many of those dormant addresses still exist ?</p>

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2021-12-31T11:41:55.910Z
Q1 is opinion and off-topic. Q2 answered elsewhere, [example](https://crystalblockchain.com/articles/2020-report-on-fund-sources-for-dormant-bitcoin-addresses/)
RedGrittyBrick
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Q1 is not offtopic and elsewhere in q2 is not a correct approach.
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Can we consider all these satoshi-era wallet being re-activated a good or bad thing for Bitcoin?
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# Can we consider all these satoshi-era wallet being re-activated a good or bad thing for Bitcoin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-12-31)

More and more I am seeing news about addresses that was dormant for around 10 years being (re)activated.

Is it positive or negative for bitcoin in the long run ?

Also, how many of those dormant addresses still exist ?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Q1 is opinion and off-topic. Q2 answered elsewhere, [example](https://crystalblockchain.com/articles/2020-report-on-fund-sources-for-dormant-bitcoin-addresses/)  
> **username_2**: Q1 is not offtopic and elsewhere in q2 is not a correct approach.  

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