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title: "Dormant Bitcoin wallet tied to Noah Doe lawsuit moves funds"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/bitcoin-fbe92702e669a7"
published: 2026-10-20T05:27:27.000Z
updated: 2026-10-20T06:23:13.000Z
indexable: false
---

# Dormant Bitcoin wallet tied to Noah Doe lawsuit moves funds

Attributed sources: [Decrypt](<https://decrypt.co/381337/abandoned-bitcoin-wallet-noah-doe-lawsuit-moves-33-million>)

## Key facts

A Bitcoin address inactive since 2013 moved 411.45 BTC, according to Galaxy Research. The report says the wallet is among those named in the 'Noah Doe' lawsuit. The movement was reported by a media outlet, not confirmed by an official source, and its purpose is unknown.
News evidence score: 30/100 from 1 publisher group(s) (Decrypt); this measures source completeness, not truth or causation.
No complete post-detection return window is available yet.
In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.23% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 20/10/2026, 13:27, UTC+8). This hourly baseline is not directly comparable with a minute move.

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC+8) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 minutes | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 hour | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — |

## Historical hourly baseline

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Ready | true |
| Coverage | 99.9% (719/720) |
| Median absolute hourly return | 0.15% |
| 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.23% |
| BTC beta | 1.00 |
| Source / cutoff (UTC+8) | OKX · USDT / 20/10/2026, 13:27 |

## Claims and open questions

- Galaxy Research reported that a Bitcoin address dormant since 2013 moved 411.45 BTC worth about $33.4 million.
- The wallet is among those named in the 'Noah Doe' lawsuit, according to the report.
- Who controls the wallet and why the funds were moved is unresolved.
- Whether the transfer is connected to the 'Noah Doe' litigation is unverified.
- No official confirmation of the transfer details has been provided.

## Source evidence

- [Abandoned Bitcoin? Wallet Targeted by Noah Doe Lawsuit Moves $33 Million](<https://decrypt.co/381337/abandoned-bitcoin-wallet-noah-doe-lawsuit-moves-33-million>) — Decrypt; published 20/10/2026, 00:46; received 20/10/2026, 13:27 (UTC+8).


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Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Price changes cannot verify news or prove causation.