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After 13 Years, Bitcoin Whale Needed To Pay For Premium Spotify

Crypto
Oct 13, 2025
By Boilerplates

After 13 years, old Bitcoin moves. Owner needed to renew Spotify.

The quiet digital slumber of 13 years was abruptly shattered this week, as a colossal cache of Bitcoin stirred from its digital tomb. One can only assume the owner, having finally located the long-forgotten password scrawled on a napkin from 2011, realized their subscription to a popular music streaming service had lapsed. The immediate transfer of approximately $33 million to a reputable cryptocurrency exchange has, predictably, sent shockwaves through the market, proving once again that the global economy hinges on someone’s impeccable taste in playlists.

Experts are reportedly "deeply concerned" about the implications of such ancient funds re-entering circulation, as if the sudden influx of wealth to cover a mere premium subscription might single-handedly deflate the value of all digital assets. The funds, allegedly linked to the infamous Mt. Gox collapse – a scandal that once threatened the very fabric of the nascent crypto world – now serve as a stark reminder that even financial apocalypse survivors occasionally just need to skip the ads. The profound patience, or perhaps profound forgetfulness, of this digital whale is truly inspiring for anyone hoping their old Dogecoin will someday buy them a modest yacht, or at least an ad-free podcast experience.

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