Howdy, glad to see the situation of uncertainty changing now! Congratulations on lucking out with Clams. I have a couple things I've been wondering:
Did you find out about Clam in August? Or did you know about it and wait until it was worth digging to you? What were your thoughts/feelings on all these seemingly worthless private keys for old empty addresses being suddenly worth good money?
How come you didn't come forward earlier? One thing that confused me about the anonymous digging was that it ultimately reduced the amount of bitcoin you'll be able to trade the Clams for.
I've found out about Clams before August and didn't think much about it because it wasn't worth much. In August, I came back to it and realized it was actually worth a lot. So decided to dig them up. I was extremely excited and happy about it obviously.
I didn't come forward earlier because I didn't know what good it would do. I think I was wrong.