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Re: Richest Bitcoin Addresses

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Post by shocks »

aqme28 wrote: post #24
wuschel wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IF bitcoin will materialize as common internet currency, these guys/girls will have some jolly good time. Until this happens this list is is nothing but a high-score in a web based game, for there is no way to exchange your BTC into real currency. Of course, anyone who has invested in BTC is highly interested to push the hype button and spread the word of BTC as universal payment system. This is the only way to bring…

What? There are tons of ways to turn BTC into any number of currencies.

Right, but try cashing out $85 million. You'll have a hard time.

Re: Richest Bitcoin Addresses

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Post by publicfig »

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #17
unethical_ban wrote: post #8

You got hellbanned, saneshark.

And you defeated the purpose of hellbanning by pointing it out to the user. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellbanning

My assumption is that because they have the username 'unethical_ban' they probably understand that they broke the spirit of the Hellban, but did so intentionally.

Re: Richest Bitcoin Addresses

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Post by unethical_ban »

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #17
unethical_ban wrote: post #8

You got hellbanned, saneshark.

And you defeated the purpose of hellbanning by pointing it out to the user. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellbanning

I know. I disagree with the practice, especially when I look through the history of the account and see no flagrantly offensive remarks. HN mods might think this site is a temple, but it's disrespectful to waste someone's time and mislead their expectations of feedback for months at a time.

Re: Richest Bitcoin Addresses

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Post by waterlesscloud »

shocks wrote: post #31
aqme28 wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What? There are tons of ways to turn BTC into any number of currencies.

Right, but try cashing out $85 million. You'll have a hard time.

Cashing out $85 million of pretty much anything would require some special efforts.

Re: Richest Bitcoin Addresses

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Post by josephagoss »

taude wrote: post #22

I know nothing of BitCoin, but could one figure out which Address belongs to the Winklevoss brothers? Does it matter? [1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/11/09...

It's likely the Winklevoss brothers have all their coins spread over many addresses. Their wallet will show 100,000+ coins but you can't tell because they are spread among many addresses inside the single wallet file. If they use a brain wallet seed they can create unlimited deterministic addresses but only have to remember one key, and you won't see large accumulations of coins.

Re: Richest Bitcoin Addresses

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Post by rtkwe »

joeblau wrote: post #21

Why are there so many at the EXACT same amount (71-94)?

Probably holding accounts/cold storage for a single group or a small number of groups using a similar division plan, say an exchange. I bet the idea is keep them in separate wallets to ensure that one compromise doesn't lose their whole investment.

All just wild conjecture though.

Re: Richest Bitcoin Addresses

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Post by josephagoss »

exit wrote: post #5

doesn't the fbi haul belong on at the top of this list? https://blockchain.info/address/1FfmbHfnpaZjKFvyi1okTjJJusN4...

Top of the list for single address, most people in Bitcoin have their wealth in one wallet but many addresses inside that wallet.
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