Unveiling the Enigmatic 80,000 BTC Transfers: A Tale of Legal Notices and Abandoned Wallets

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In a recent revelation that has sent the crypto community abuzz, Ledger’s chief technology officer, Charles Guillemet, has shed light on the mysterious transfers of nearly $9 billion worth of Bitcoin from wallets believed to be from the Satoshi era.

Guillemet took to Twitter to share some intriguing details that preceded these colossal Bitcoin moves and offered possible explanations for the same.

A Legal Notice and the Claim of Abandoned Wallets

Guillemet stated that several days before the aforementioned transfers from eight 2011 wallets took place, those Bitcoin addresses received an enigmatic message of legal notice. The sender claimed to have taken possession of the wallets, considering them abandoned, and offered to prove that those BTC wallets still have active owners. All they had to do was make an on-chain transaction using their private keys no later than September 30.

Some interesting alpha regarding the 80,000 BTC transfer that occurred two days ago:

A few days prior to the 8 transfers of 10,000 BTC each ($8B transfer), someone sent messages to the corresponding 8 addresses using the OP_RETURN field. The messages included:

– “LEGAL NOTICE:…

— Charles Guillemet (@P3b7_) July 7, 2025

This message was published on a website belonging to legal firm “Solomon Brothers.” It also states: “Our client seeks ownership right to the digital wallet for which no valid owner responds prior to October 5, 2025.” Their “client” seeks true owners of these wallets; otherwise, he/she will expropriate that BTC: “Our client reserves all rights and will act to defend its rights against any trespasser.”

the timing may be random,” and b) The real owner of the wallets with 80,000 BTC saw that message and withdrew their dormant billions of dollars in Bitcoin from them as a precaution.

Another possibility, per Guillemet, is “Some of these addresses might have a dubious origin, and someone is trying to fabricate a narrative of hacking to avoid proving the legitimate source of the funds.”

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2025-07-07 16:03