July 4th Anomaly
Bitcoin's Greatest Mystery

In-depth analysis of the mysterious 80,000 BTC transfer
$8.6 Billion worth of Bitcoin moved after 14 years

80,000
BTC Transfer
14
Years Dormant
8
Wallets
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Timeline of Events

July 1, 2025

First Legal Warning

OP_RETURN message: "LEGAL WARNING: We have taken ownership of this wallet and its contents"

July 3, 2025

Website Published

salomonbros.com/owner-notice page went live

July 4, 2025

Main Transfer

80,000 BTC transferred from 8 wallets to modern SegWit addresses

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On-Chain Forensics

Analysis of immutable evidence on Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash blockchains

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Competing Theories

Panicked owner, sophisticated heist, and state actor hypotheses

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Technical Exploit

ECDSA vulnerabilities, lattice attacks, and cryptographic analysis

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Systemic Risks

Bitcoin's future and impacts on the digital asset ecosystem

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Key Findings

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Cryptographic Exploit

Exploitation of ECDSA vulnerabilities in legacy P2PKH wallets using lattice attacks

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Psychological Warfare

Sophisticated manipulation supported by OP_RETURN messages and legal threats

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Supply Uncertainty

Return of "lost" Bitcoin and potential impact on the market