Is This the Biggest Crypto Heist in History? You Won’t Believe What Happened!

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Well, well, well! Conor Grogan, the bigwig at Coinbase, seems to think there’s “a teeny tiny chance” that a boatload of Bitcoins worth billions of dollars were just swiped earlier today—thanks to a sneaky little private key hack. Oh yes, the plot thickens. 😱

But hold your horses! Before the wild Bitcoin escapade, one of the wallets involved made a teeny, tiny move on Bitcoin Cash. Why? Grogan thinks it might have been a little test drive to see if the private keys controlling both BTC and BCH wallets still worked. A cheeky little trial run, perhaps? Who’s watching, right? 🤔

Now, here’s where it gets juicy. While the Bitcoin wallet was busy shifting around billions, other wallets—BCH ones, specifically—remained suspiciously untouched. Hmm, smells fishy! 🐟

And get this—according to Grogan’s detective work, the Bitcoin transfers were manual. Manual! As in, no robotic exchange moves here, folks. A major institution? Probably not. Looks like a solo bandit had their greasy little paws on the loot. 👀

This whole thing is definitely NOT your typical “ancient whale” cashing out scenario. No sir, this smells like something much, much bigger. 🤭

And if Grogan’s wild theory turns out to be right (he’s, like, 99.99% sure this is pure guesswork, by the way), we could be talking about the biggest crypto theft in history. Just imagine—this could make Ocean’s 11 look like a kiddie caper. 😏

If true (again, I’m speculating on straws here), this would be by far the largest heist in human history

— Conor (@jconorgrogan) July 4, 2025

And now for the cherry on top. According to Arkham Intelligence, one mysterious entity moved a mind-boggling $8.6 billion in Bitcoin, all from eight separate addresses that had been sitting around like dusty old treasure chests for 14 years! Yep, that’s right, folks—14 YEARS! Talk about a long nap! 😴

So, what’s the verdict? The coins are now sitting in the new addresses, but—spoiler alert—they haven’t moved since. Could this be the start of the wildest crypto chase in history? Only time will tell. 🕵️‍♂️

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2025-07-04 22:30