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Satoshi BTC Abandoned Property Lawsuit
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Updated 14 October 2026
The argument: Claims that large Bitcoin holdings are abandoned property lack merit because recent blockchain activity proves the addresses remain accessible and controlled
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Earlier coverage
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CryptoSlate · Published 21 Jun 2026
$2.48B BTC transfers challenge ‘lost’ Bitcoin wallets in Satoshi lawsuit
In coverage record: 22 Jun 2026
“52 of those specific addresses have transferred roughly 34,335 Bitcoin...The real-time spending of these assets proves the plaintiffs' targeting algorithm failed to differentiate between abandoned wallets and long-term cold storage”
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CoinGape · Published 20 Jun 2026
Bitcoin Lawsuit: Attorney Fights To Protect $200B BTC Tied To Satoshi, Dormant Whales
In coverage record: 21 Jun 2026
“The researchers at Galaxy found 52 names that moved 34,335 BTC, with 29 of those receiving an alert about the lawsuit transferring 12,302 BTC. It has raised doubts about the notion that the wallets were abandoned or inaccessible.”
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