Guy's Take_101 - The 80,000 Bitcoin Mystery

Almost $9 Billion in Bitcoin just moved for the first time in 14
years, and it seems like the person who moved them, are not the
original owners. Did quantum just break something in Bitcoin? Is
there a critical exploit that old balances need to worry about in
the cryptography or software for wallets?


Is this a major hack hiding behind apparent legitimacy? Or did
someone who knows bitcoin well happen upon $9 billion in an old
bitcoin wallet? Public declarations of abandonment, a legal
defense team, hidden messages, secret codes, significant dates,
and 80,000 bitcoin caught in the mix.


Let's take a dive, its time for a Guy's Take episode.


Explore the transactions:




https://mempool.space/address/bc1qymu2qf0d23qg38p9w7yxxt4yqjjg47rytxujl6




https://mempool.space/address/bc1qnzy2rr7g3688x62f8vrhgeclvtcs5hr50wzu0w




https://mempool.space/address/bc1q2lkyqvqqwus9pl96krgtk4rh0fqu8gtmpuwgmc




https://mempool.space/address/bc1qhtawge4km6juhlkrnvt7qjahhsc96qdlgf3c8t




https://mempool.space/address/bc1q84w6epn6uce9s85slt7q6emm3qfzz7ngq7ef6k




https://mempool.space/address/1GcCK347TMbzHrRpDoVvJdR6eyECyqHCiU 




https://mempool.space/address/bc1qmnjn0l0kdf3m3d8khc6cukj8deakg8m588z24g


 




Further Reading & Resources




80 000 BTC déplacés : un tournant dans l’histoire de Bitcoin
(Link: https://www.cyphertux.net/articles/fr/research/bitcoin-80k-btc-mystere-opreturn)




How do I recover my old bitcoins? [Bitcoin Talk]
(Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5365862.0)




Please help me and my friend [Bitcoin Talk]
(Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=271049)




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