July 8, 2025 – Bitcoin Audible

Take_101 – FOLLOW UP

Sometimes a story isn’t what it seems… and that’s exactly what happened in Take_100.
In this follow-up, I revisit the mysterious movement of 80,000 Bitcoin and unravel the confusion sparked by a misleading legal message. I walk through the details I missed the first time, what changed my interpretation, and how easy it is to connect dots that don’t belong together.
This is a real-time lesson in don’t trust, verify — and why on-chain analysis can sometimes lead us astray if we’re not careful.

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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

Day: July 8, 2025

Take_101 – FOLLOW UP

Take_101 – The 80,000 Bitcoin Mystery