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Mysterious $20k Bitcoin transfer to Satoshi Nakamoto's untouched wallet adds to its $117 billion frozen since creator's disappearance in 2011

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 01, 2025
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Satoshi Nakamoto monument in Budapest, Hungary (Nominesine / Shutterstock.com)

Someone just threw $20,000 into the digital equivalent of a black hole — an untouched Bitcoin address belonging to the Satoshi Nakamoto.

The transfer, made June 30 to Nakamoto's original wallet address, adds to the $117 billion in Bitcoin that's been frozen there since 2011, wh…

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