Re: Why would someone send 4 BTC to Satoshi (Genesis block)

Quote from: Bitstar_coin on January 14, 2023, 06:04:41 AM

Quote from: adaseb on January 13, 2023, 04:37:14 AM

Just wondering why someone would send 4BTC to the Genesis block which is over $75K.

Here is the transaction
https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/transactions/btc/6805b175260c47549995c3ff19c3c51596651c26269e9f1b31c243986433a0b7

I understand many want to send a small amount so they can get a piece of history on the block chain but sending over $75K which is pretty much a burn address since most likely it will never get spent is kind of crazy.

Why do you think they did this?

For anyone who holds above 100 btc, burning 4 btc will not give them sleepless night nor sounds crazy to them. Since it is all about getting a piece of history I guess whoever it was is already making history even right here in the forum.
People do crazy stuff all the time, this shouldn't come as a surprise.

Close, it came from this address where someone had 82BTC in April of 2022
https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/addresses/btc/392cd66VNBwUFpGTkKVvkSvDNoBdWyFwVw

The money then went through a series of transactions being sent from one address to another many times a day. Possibly a money laundering operation.

Why did they send some money to Satoishi? Maybe as a gesture of appreciation? Maybe to taint his coins with some of their stolen profits?