Really seems that the two biggest - that I know about - bidders was outbid on Monday: so the hypothesis of one whale-bidder gain traction!
(Reuters) - SecondMarket and U.S. investment firm Pantera Capital, two of the more prominent bidders in the U.S. Marshals bitcoin auction, on Monday said they were outbid in their attempts to buy some of the nearly 30,000 coins sold late last week.
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