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A Bitcoin address listed in the Noah Doe abandoned-wallet lawsuit moved <a href="https://x.com/glxyresearch/status/2070164905303347558?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">999.6846 BTC</a> after roughly 2,405 days of inactivity, adding another onchain counterexample to a case built around dormant Bitcoin ownership.
The address, bc1qwzt27scr3umqh8ta8tyrrs396z0cl2mk4rtxq9, was identified in the alert as John Doe #424 and labeled “Salomon Client Dusted.” The transaction was valued at $62.57 million at the time of the alert, though Bitcoin’s live price near $59,200 puts the same amount closer to $59.18 million.
The movement does not prove a sale. It shows that someone was able to <a href="https://cryptoadventure.com/how-to-prove-crypto-wallet-ownership/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">sign a valid Bitcoin transaction</a> from an address treated as abandoned in New York Supreme Court case 153119/2026.
<h2 id="move-challenges-the-abandonment-claim">Move Challenges The Abandonment Claim</h2>
The Noah Doe case seeks legal title over 39,069 dormant Bitcoin addresses and the coins connected to them. Galaxy Research previously mapped the case as a bid by Noah Doe and two unnamed Wyoming LLCs to use New York lost-property law against addresses holding about 3.8 million BTC, including early Bitcoin addresses and coins tied to high-profile historical sets.
The claim depends heavily on the idea that years of inactivity can support an abandoned-property theory. Fresh transactions weaken that premise because Bitcoin does not treat silence as forfeiture. It treats a valid signature as control.
That same issue already appeared when an <a href="https://cryptoadventure.com/abandoned-2011-bitcoin-wallet-moves-35-55-btc-after-noah-doe-lawsuit-notice/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">“abandoned” 2011 wallet</a> moved 35.55 BTC after being pulled into the Noah Doe dispute. That wallet had been quiet for more than 15 years before the owner signed a transaction and moved funds.
A separate <a href="https://cryptoadventure.com/noah-doe-bitcoin-claim-faces-new-rebuttal-after-court-stay/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Noah Doe rebuttal</a> also focused on the same practical limit. A court can create a paper claim, but it cannot move BTC without the private key.
<h2 id="court-fight-still-runs-through-july">Court Fight Still Runs Through July</h2>
The lawsuit is already under pressure after a <a href="https://cryptoadventure.com/new-york-judge-pauses-bid-to-claim-39069-dormant-bitcoin-wallets/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">New York judge paused</a> the attempt to claim 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets before a July 14 hearing. The stay blocked a faster path toward default-style relief while the court reviews objections to the legal theory.
The latest 999.6846 BTC move adds another signed transaction from a wallet that had been treated as inactive. A recent <a href="https://cryptoadventure.com/rare-casascius-bitcoin-redeemed-as-25-btc-moves-onchain/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Casascius redemption</a> also carried a Noah Doe connection, with collector tracking notes associating the 25 BTC physical-coin sweep with Noah Doe #38948 and a Salomon-dusted label.
Old Bitcoin movements can reflect wallet maintenance, ownership checks, custody changes, inheritance planning, privacy moves or preparation for sale. Without an exchange deposit or confirmed liquidation path, the latest 999.6846 BTC transaction should be treated as a spend from a dormant address, not confirmed selling.
The Noah Doe address now has a fresh onchain spend after about 6.6 years. Bitcoin trades near $59,200, the moved stack is worth about $59.18 million at the current price, and the July 14 hearing remains the next legal checkpoint for the abandoned-wallet case.
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Noah Doe ‘Lost’ Bitcoin Address Moves 999.6846 BTC Onchain

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