CoinDesk·3 min read·medium
"You stole, please return some." Coldcard hacker's wallet becomes a graffiti wall of pleas and hustles
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Omkar Godbole
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Victims of a major Coldcard hardware wallet hack are using the Bitcoin blockchain's OP_RETURN feature to send messages and pleas for the return of their stolen funds. The wallet, which holds approximately $36 million in stolen assets, has become a public forum for victims, opportunists, and money launderers.
That's one of several messages now sitting permanently on the Bitcoin blockchain, addressed to the wallet tied to the Coldcard hacker, which currently holds funds worth roughly $36 million. Each message arrives with a real, if tiny, payment attached.
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