Quote from: thefreshprinceofbell on January 09, 2024, 09:43:31 PM

Is it possible to request username and account number to be changed?

I have an account from 2011 that unfortunately has a reused username and links to my address that can be traced to my holdings today.

I want to keep the account as it is so old but am hoping I can get the username and account number changed.

You can have a change if you send 50 BTC to a forum donation address. It is a right for Bitcointalk VIP members.

Quote from: mprep on July 21, 2014, 05:27:51 PM

Q: I want to change my forum username. What should I do?
A: You can either donate 50 BTC to become a VIP or PM theymos asking to change your username (although he rarely accepts such requests nowadays).

If you don't have that donation, you can send a request to theymos or Cyrus and wait for their approval.

You have three things with your account: Username, Display name, and User ID. Username and display name can be changed but user id can not be changed.

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It cannot just be a username change as there are lists of username linked to account number out there:

https://github.com/dirtyfilthy/bitten/blob/master/utils/addresses.txt

The list is for very old and earliest Bitcoin talk users.

It is my first time to know about that list.