“You stole, please return some.” Coldcard hacker’s wallet becomes a graffiti wall of pleas and hustles
A wallet holding $36 million in stolen bitcoin has become an unlikely public message board, as hack victims and opportunists pay to leave permanent notes for the thief.
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Summary
- A wallet tied to the Coldcard hacker has received several deposits since July 30, with some carrying written messages attached via Bitcoin’s OP_RETURN function.
- Messages range from genuine-sounding pleas for the money back to opportunistic pitches, including one offering to launder the stolen funds for a 10% cut.
