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Coldcard hacker’s BTC wallet flooded with on-chain messages

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2 outlets - including Crypto-economy and Protos - are covering this story. TL;DR The Coldcard hacker’s wallet, holding around $36 million in stolen bitcoin, has been receiving permanent messages via OP_RETURN since July 30. The notes range from victim pleas asking for funds to be returned, to money laundering offe…

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Victims Pay to Leave Messages on Coldcard Hacker’s Bitcoin Wallet
Crypto Economy Aug 5, 14:54 UTC

Victims Pay to Leave Messages on Coldcard Hacker’s Bitcoin Wallet

TL;DR The Coldcard hacker’s wallet, holding around $36 million in stolen bitcoin, has been receiving permanent messages via OP_RETURN since July 30. The notes range from victim pleas asking for funds to be returned, to money laundering offe…

Coldcard hacker’s BTC wallet flooded with on-chain messages
Protos Aug 4, 12:12 UTC

Coldcard hacker’s BTC wallet flooded with on-chain messages

Victims are spending small amounts of BTC on OP_RETURN messages asking the Coldcard thief to give some of it back.