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Any theories or context known? edit: Wiling to bet on advertisement for Bitcoin ETF launch

by cf1241290841 3y ago

j4yav 3y ago
Lost a bet? Fat fingered an address? Glad it wasn’t my million.
- cf1241290841 3y ago
  Might not have been the money of the person who send it
mitthrowaway2 3y ago
Maybe someone was trying to make a philosophical point about the existence of a truly selfless act.
- unsupp0rted 3y ago
  The only person this could possibly benefit would be the person using it as a demonstration.
- Frummy 3y ago
  Maybe an OG with regret over the ugly parts of crypto.
  - unsupp0rted 3y ago
    Then wouldn’t they donate it to some worthy cause, rather than return it to a (likely) dead person?
    - Frummy 3y ago
      That would be good to do. In this hypothesis, depressed people act irrationally.
littlecranky67 3y ago
My theory its a big "thank you" - Its actually not that stupid or weird if the sender does not care about the money. Maybe an early bitcoin adopter that hodled, and is now a multi-millionaire. If I was that person, I would feel a need to say "thank you" to the person that made this possible. If Satoshi is alive - no matter if he can access the wallet or not, he definitely would see this a thank you and a way of appreciation. If he is dead, well, at last the public can see that there are people that cleary valued his work - something like a monument. Plus, by burning the bitcoin, value should increase for everyone hodling, so a shout-out to the peers. And yes, one could argue why not give away this incredible amount of money to charity. But then I ask myself why do I go out to a restaurant and order ribeye steak and an IPA on Saturday, instead of having spaghetti at home and give the 50$ to the next homeless person.
- littlecranky67 3y ago
  Plot twist: Satoshi sends the money back from the wallet (or to charity) to express disagreement as he is not owed a thank you. Boy that would be a funny day if that happened.
ur-whale 3y ago
> Any theories or context known? My money is on a "thank you Satoshi for Bitcoin's 15th". See my post elsewhere in the thread.
squidbeak 3y ago
A stunt to cheaply move the price.

Any theories or context known? edit: Wiling to bet on advertisement for Bitcoin ETF launch

j4yav 3y ago

Lost a bet? Fat fingered an address? Glad it wasn’t my million.

cf1241290841 3y ago
Might not have been the money of the person who send it

mitthrowaway2 3y ago

Maybe someone was trying to make a philosophical point about the existence of a truly selfless act.

unsupp0rted 3y ago
The only person this could possibly benefit would be the person using it as a demonstration.
Frummy 3y ago
Maybe an OG with regret over the ugly parts of crypto.
- unsupp0rted 3y ago
  Then wouldn’t they donate it to some worthy cause, rather than return it to a (likely) dead person?
  - Frummy 3y ago
    That would be good to do. In this hypothesis, depressed people act irrationally.

littlecranky67 3y ago

My theory its a big "thank you" - Its actually not that stupid or weird if the sender does not care about the money. Maybe an early bitcoin adopter that hodled, and is now a multi-millionaire. If I was that person, I would feel a need to say "thank you" to the person that made this possible. If Satoshi is alive - no matter if he can access the wallet or not, he definitely would see this a thank you and a way of appreciation. If he is dead, well, at last the public can see that there are people that cleary valued his work - something like a monument. Plus, by burning the bitcoin, value should increase for everyone hodling, so a shout-out to the peers. And yes, one could argue why not give away this incredible amount of money to charity. But then I ask myself why do I go out to a restaurant and order ribeye steak and an IPA on Saturday, instead of having spaghetti at home and give the 50$ to the next homeless person.

littlecranky67 3y ago
Plot twist: Satoshi sends the money back from the wallet (or to charity) to express disagreement as he is not owed a thank you. Boy that would be a funny day if that happened.

ur-whale 3y ago

> Any theories or context known? My money is on a "thank you Satoshi for Bitcoin's 15th". See my post elsewhere in the thread.

squidbeak 3y ago

A stunt to cheaply move the price.