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BITCOIN SPENT VOLUME BY COIN AGE

Which age groups are moving their coins?

Every coin that moves gets counted by how long it had sat still, from fresh coins to ten-year veterans, each age with its own line.

Coins aged 1 to 2 years: BTC moved per day

Data through Aug 15, 2026Usually daily
Bitcoin moved per age group over time chartmaketomaketo.com/bitcoin/coins-moved-by-age0.11101001,00010.0K100.0K20122014201620182020202220242026NOW1599
2 to 3 years1 to 2 years6 months to 1 year+8 more in the tabs above

Each line is the Bitcoin moved per day by coins of one age, across history. The scale rises by powers of ten so quiet and loud groups fit in one picture. The chart draws the group you pick and its two nearest neighbors — pick another group above to slide the window.

2 to 3 years. Latest displayed reading: 1786 on Aug 15, 2026. This view shows 5,104 dated readings from Jan 5, 2012 to Aug 15, 2026. The latest displayed reading is higher than the first. The displayed low is 0.1 on Nov 22, 2012. The displayed high is 201650 on Mar 7, 2014. 233 days in this range have no reading.

1 to 2 years (selected). Latest displayed reading: 1599 on Aug 15, 2026. This view shows 5,326 dated readings from Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 15, 2026. The latest displayed reading is higher than the first. The displayed low is 0.1 on Jan 4, 2012. The displayed high is 280107 on Nov 22, 2025. 15 days in this range have no reading.

6 months to 1 year. Latest displayed reading: 1307 on Aug 15, 2026. This view shows 5,341 dated readings from Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 15, 2026. The latest displayed reading is higher than the first. The displayed low is 92 on Feb 8, 2012. The displayed high is 192658 on Nov 6, 2024. Every day in this range has a reading.

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  • 2 to 3 years: 1786
  • 1 to 2 years (selected): 1599
  • 6 months to 1 year: 1307
  1. Are old coins on the move?

    A trickle of old coins moved

    Coins that had sat for five years or more moved 860 BTC over the past day. For scale, coins that last moved within the past day churned 914,559 BTC — the young coins always dominate the flow.

    Rolling sums over the past day
  2. How much did every age group move?

    Coins last movedMoved, past dayShare of the day
    10 years and up
    150 BTC0.0%
    7 to 10 years
    376 BTC0.0%
    5 to 7 years
    334 BTC0.0%
    3 to 5 years
    623 BTC0.1%
    2 to 3 years
    1,786 BTC0.2%
    1 to 2 years
    1,599 BTC0.2%
    6 months to 1 year
    1,307 BTC0.1%
    1 to 6 months
    12,051 BTC1.2%
    1 week to 1 month
    41,414 BTC4.1%
    1 day to 1 week
    38,724 BTC3.8%
    Under a day
    914,559 BTC90.3%
  3. What should you keep in mind?

    Moving is not the same as selling. These figures count every coin that changed addresses, including coins someone shuffled between their own wallets and the change that comes back from a normal payment. Read the levels as honest ceilings, not exact sales figures.

    The daily figures are rolling sums over the past day, not a calendar day, so they update through the day rather than resetting at midnight.

    The eleven groups cover every coin exactly once, so the shares add up to 100%. A coin joins a group by how long it had sat still when it moved.

  4. What does this mean for you?

    Young coins churning is the market's normal weather: coins bought recently change hands constantly. The signal lives at the old end. Coins that sat for years move rarely, and when a real wave of them wakes up at once, it has often meant long-time holders acting on a strong opinion about the price.

    Use the table for today and the chart for the pattern: pick an old group and look for its spikes. This page describes movement, not intent — it cannot say whether a move was a sale, a custody change, or an old wallet reorganizing. Not a prediction or advice to buy or sell.

Are old coins moving?
The whole-market alarm bell this page breaks down by age.
How long has Bitcoin sat still?
The same eleven age groups as shares of all coins held.
Which wallet sizes are moving?
The same day's movement, split by size of holding instead of age.

Understanding Bitcoin Spent Volume by Coin Age

When a coin moves, the chain knows exactly how long it sat still beforehand. This page groups the past day's moved coins into eleven age groups, from coins that last moved within a day to coins that had been still for over ten years, and tracks each group's daily volume across the full history.

The eleven groups cover every moved coin exactly once, so their shares add up to 100% of the day's movement. Young coins dominate every single day: coins bought recently change hands constantly, while old coins move rarely. That contrast is the point, not a flaw.

Old coins waking up is one of the chain's loudest signals. A coin that sat for five or ten years belongs to someone with proven patience, so a genuine wave of old coins moving at once means long-time holders acting on a strong view of the price. Past cycle turns saw exactly those waves.

One honest caveat: moving is not the same as selling. These figures count every coin that changed addresses, including wallet reshuffles and the change from ordinary payments. A move can be a sale, a custody change, or an old wallet reorganizing; this page reports the movement and leaves the intent honest and unknown.