Somebody once tipped crypto's most famous ghost $181,000, and he never came to collect đ»
Back in February, an anonymous wallet sent 2.565 $BTC, about $181,000 at the time, straight to the Genesis address tied to Satoshi Nakamoto. No message. No name. No explanation đ
Here's the twist: that address hasn't moved a single coin since 2009. Nobody has the keys, so the money is almost certainly gone forever. It's the most expensive tip in history that nobody can pick up đ
Some called it a tribute. Others called it a publicity stunt. A few accounts even claimed "Satoshi is alive," but analysts pushed back with simple logic: sending coins TO an address isn't the same as coins moving FROM it đ§
It's not the first time either. Two days after Bitcoin's 15th birthday in January 2024, someone sent 26.92 $BTC , roughly $1M at the time, to the same address. Same silence. Same result đ
Meanwhile, Arkham attributes about 1.096 million $BTC to Satoshi, untouched for over 15 years đ
Back in February, an anonymous wallet sent 2.565 $BTC, about $181,000 at the time, straight to the Genesis address tied to Satoshi Nakamoto. No message. No name. No explanation đ
Here's the twist: that address hasn't moved a single coin since 2009. Nobody has the keys, so the money is almost certainly gone forever. It's the most expensive tip in history that nobody can pick up đ
Some called it a tribute. Others called it a publicity stunt. A few accounts even claimed "Satoshi is alive," but analysts pushed back with simple logic: sending coins TO an address isn't the same as coins moving FROM it đ§
It's not the first time either. Two days after Bitcoin's 15th birthday in January 2024, someone sent 26.92 $BTC , roughly $1M at the time, to the same address. Same silence. Same result đ
Meanwhile, Arkham attributes about 1.096 million $BTC to Satoshi, untouched for over 15 years đ
