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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