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Re:Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn by dheera on Sunday September 15, 2024 @11:07PM (#41552388)
What would you do?

I'd claim the prize, sell for USD, then watch BTC crash

Re:Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn by rogerrogerr on Monday September 16, 2024 @12:06AM (#41552659)
It would crash before you could sell it. Guarantee major market makers are watching these wallets specifically, and autonomously.
Re:Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn by lucubratory on Monday September 16, 2024 @09:16AM (#41555751)
So if someone figures out how to do it, they then effectively have a button that destroys a massive amount of wealth worldwide owned by a pretty specific group of people? That's fascinating, with billions of dollars at stake people would absolutely kill for that, not to mention the governments that use crypto on a macro scale for avoiding sanctions etc. Would probably make a really good thriller.
Re:Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn by rogerrogerr on Monday September 16, 2024 @02:42PM (#41559165)
My theory: The wealth would probably effectively transfer to holders of other currencies. You aren’t really destroying wealth by destroying currency; the supply of stuff is still available. Just now the demand for it from crypto-holders is gone, so it’d get cheaper for USD-holders.