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Who Cracked Bitcoin on July 4th?eloise88.medium.com/who-cracked-bitcoin-on-july-4th-408230a70f5d
201 sats \ 10 comments \ @0xbitcoiner 21 Jul bitcoin
Most likely, this is the legit owner, but damn, that's a slick story. You gotta read it!
This wasn’t a whale. It was a message — the timing, the precision, the hidden messages — all signs point to a deliberate act that could redefine how we think about early Bitcoin security.
...read more at eloise88.medium.com
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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @Akg10s3 21 Jul
I read this information a few days ago... What I liked most is that this story reinforces the theory of Bitcoin's security. Sleeping or unused addresses with large amounts of Bitcoin dating back to Nakamoto's early days can be easily moved or used many years later, with the current value! No government could touch it! I think it's great!
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87 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 21 Jul
I believe the messages were sent to the wallets prior to the transfer, and plausible explanations exist.
Listen to this Bitcoin Audible episode:
https://fountain.fm/episode/zLxOPcJm6lKJ9xOnInRG
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66 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 21 Jul
Haha! Good point, the messages aren't in the same UTXO. Don't trust verify 🤠
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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @freetx 21 Jul
This!
There are literally Creg-wright level scammers trying to pretend like "bitcoin was cracked".
It was simply an OG moving coins.
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33 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 21 Jul
This is really interesting but haven't some of these coins already moved to Galaxy digital which would go against the notion the owner has until Sept to prove ownership and it would be surprising to me that Galaxy would take coins from an unknown entity that might have been hacked.
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154 sats \ 3 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 21 Jul
But were they sold?
After my brain chewed on this post for a few minutes, a question popped into my head: In the U.S., tax-wise, is it cheaper to pay tax on profits or on found money? Maybe this whole thing is just a clever move to dodge taxes. cc/ @Undisciplined @siggy47 @BlokchainB
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48 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 21 Jul
Interesting question. I have no idea how found money is treated. I would guess that it's less favorable than other forms of income, because they want to incentivize disclosure.
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27 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 21 Jul
I am not sure. They were moved to galaxy digital likely to be sold OTC. Whether or not they have been sold I cannot answer.
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56 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 21 Jul
👀 #1048637
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nkmg1c_ventures 23 Jul
Interesting, great post
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