But also, in practice, the fame of announcing such a discovery (with or without an explanation of the method for creating it) could be worth more than $26k. An

But also, in practice, the fame of announcing such a discovery (with or without an explanation of the method for creating it) could be worth more than $26k. And if you wanted to profit from it, via submitting the transaction or not, you could likely make far more by speculating on the effects of that announced collision on the Bitcoin price – likely sharply negative.