Intro

In this episode, Nik breaks down the mysterious on-chain movement of 80,000 dormant Bitcoin that last moved in 2011. He walks through the implications of this $8 billion transaction, the legal-sounding op codes attached to it, and the suspicious BCH test transactions that accompanied the event. Nik explores what this means for assumptions about lost coins, private key security, and even the possibility of quantum theft. With analysis from Checkmate at Checkonchain and Cyphertux, this episode unpacks one of the most intriguing Bitcoin stories of the year—and why the price hasn’t yet reacted.

🔗 Links & Sources:
• Checkmate’s Write-up on the 80K BTC Move:
https://newsletter.checkonchain.com/p/eighty-thousand-ancient-bitcoin
• Cyphertux Deep Dive (OP_RETURN Analysis):
https://www.cyphertux.net/articles/en/research/bitcoin-80k-btc-mystere-opreturn

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