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Re:Eight dormant Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallets reactivated aft... by 1oooqooq on Friday July 04, 2025 @05:40PM (#44468076)
*at most ... years.

People always forget those numbers are worst case scenarios. I mean, you can get luck on the very first guess too.

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Re:Eight dormant Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallets reactivated aft... by relaxing on Friday July 04, 2025 @07:04PM (#44468679)
If that’s the plan you can guess a number for free, no outlay needed.
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Re:Eight dormant Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallets reactivated aft... by kelseyfrog on Friday July 04, 2025 @09:28PM (#44469417)
If your guess is generated by a QRNG and many worlds is true, than one version of you is very happy although the expected value is 1.03×10−66 USD.
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