20 May Satoshi Nakamoto, is that you? Bitcoin mined in 2009 moves for the first time
A chunk of Bitcoin BTC has just moved for the first time since it was mined way back in 2009, causing some to speculate that Satoshi Nakamoto has returned.
The shift was detected by Twitter-based blockchain monitor @whale_alert, which confirmed that the 40 BTC featured in the transaction were mined in the first month of Bitcoin‘s existence.
👤👤👤 40 #BTC (391,055 USD) transferred from possible #Satoshi owned wallet (dormant since 2009) to unknown wallet
ℹ️ The coins in this transaction were mined in the first month of Bitcoin’s existence.
Tx: https://t.co/hxDJGGtfF0
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) May 20, 2020
Back then, the Bitcoin network was very small, and its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto was one of just a handful of active miners.
Yep, that’s old Bitcoin, but it’s hard to prove this is really Nakamoto
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