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Jamie Redman

Ethereum genesis wallet activates, sends 790.1739 ETH worth about $1.78M on May 13, 2026

An Ethereum "Genesis Address" that had held 790.174 ETH since July 30, 2015 became active at about 21:47 UTC on May 13, 2026. After nine small test transactions, it transferred roughly 790.1739 ETH in two sends (1 ETH and 789.17388714 ETH) to a new wallet. At around $2,257 per ETH at the time, the moved amount was valued near $1,782,979.