a LOT of 50 BTC transactions right now

[Taras]

This is one of a few dozen. https://blockchain.info/tx/64559c3fa9628779caf1f9a452a3b046388d31abf7257f0d0e3f51915e53ec5c
Any idea of who's doing it?
Are these coins from the recent whale awakenings?

Edit: They're still coming! Ridiculous!

[1715691492]

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[Joshuar]

Maybe it's Satoshi's accounts. Maybe he came back..

[Taras]

Here's another shot, more zoomed out:

[DeathAndTaxes]

If you look at the parent tx they aren't some long mined unmoved coins.  Someone create a bunch of 50 BTC outputs.  I can only think of one reason and that would be to freak people (who can't follow the blockchain) out.

[Taras]

Could be somebody's printing a bunch of 50 BTC paper wallets.

But.... why not one transaction?

Probably putting on a show for people, as if an early miner is cashing out.

But still that miner would have one transaction for it.

[naRky]

i have tracked some of them and found something interesting

https://blockchain.info/address/1eHhgW6vquBYhwMPhQ668HPjxTtpvZGPC

and scroll down for first transaction:

424,242.42424242 BTC

[leopard2]

isn't 42.. the magic(altux) number?

[drrussellshane]

If you look at the parent tx they aren't some long mined unmoved coins.  Someone create a bunch of 50 BTC outputs.  I can only think of one reason and that would be to freak people (who can't follow the blockchain) out.

I can understand someone wanting to hold their bitcoins in blocks of 50, as 50 is the original block reward.

Not sure why that makes it special or whatnot, but I can see why some might do such a thing.

EDIT: of course, in this particular case, I think some sketchy shit is going down.

[Patel]

It is Mark Karpeles about to CoinJoin his stolen loot.

50 BTC is the limit for CoinJoin.

[designfail]

solved blocks don't smell..

[naRky]

https://blockchain.info/address/1eHhgW6vquBYhwMPhQ668HPjxTtpvZGPC ------- start here? ----- 424,242.42424242 BTC transaction

https://blockchain.info/address/1DNMiQRXNM4DhXZGF6vqnCTS14u6twahnR

https://blockchain.info/address/12hRmmSda9qSSEH656zBaKEbeisH6ZhdTm

https://blockchain.info/address/1PWr5e1JjL8wy6uzKzb5d3pCxkNLYm5vt1

https://blockchain.info/address/19gLNNMwtnN2rJhQDR18Nq7pSL4MwHFTFQ

https://blockchain.info/address/1A8n5xc9Ws2BJCBANAib41VC4rdBABtbTc

https://blockchain.info/address/18Qu4XmjrhuxCUeYkMW7yg85XuRMme3Fhc

https://blockchain.info/address/1Myw1tgJP8ZC4yWppNhYrsQKx4oELeZ6h4

https://blockchain.info/address/1iMJAs6Cb2iH4jLJYt5XjbXeKWBbXRtFn ----------- Mt.Gox 50.000BTC?

https://blockchain.info/address/1Q7ZR5avdc12myfmi36rjtAHBZ8U9ybvs9 -------- Mt.Gox 50.000BTC?

https://blockchain.info/address/1P3S1grZYmcqYDuaEDVDYobJ5Fx85E9fE9 -------- Mt.Gox 50.000BTC?

https://blockchain.info/address/1KecDYadohxk8MCDqKF8SBEMhCUNveAsCj

https://blockchain.info/address/1Ewk1sqTMYw41aYgtQiWvuoZbGGa99wHyj

https://blockchain.info/address/1BUe3eLtRzn7iYDWG4FLeBGEZ5ipd4PZM

https://blockchain.info/address/15kj6Xx1N77Vn8PDFKjTZkJVeQBtaeC8wi

https://blockchain.info/address/1Ehqe68q9g6bFtt5A2MzYPrnN41gJGVaDf

https://blockchain.info/address/1EUAfrJTNCZWDb1mSZr7Y1SsynmgsaUGev

https://blockchain.info/address/14xidNKxFi7XfLpxbAsqbsjL2XfyyrGmwU

https://blockchain.info/address/12WswwPZLnE3qyxyBL1byFJNUWRsJRqCDQ

https://blockchain.info/address/15mAgWbbyNKZzj2tdSnB8uw6m4qT7byqzj

https://blockchain.info/address/1K9dEhujyaBbsc7t1zMjHYqGpKR7RCuT1K

https://blockchain.info/address/13n8VX9z4Gp6WXx349GxBrnooegKYzQ2vS

https://blockchain.info/address/1D3AcNkuF6ppa3WMAedTBr1cEPWUdSAoCP

https://blockchain.info/address/15DaGnkABdNM3SEDysp11TXGMHAbv9zru4

https://blockchain.info/address/1BjaxFkgZGRYmRY2SiDhBWScndeohiCwFc

https://blockchain.info/address/1DkwF6qsLE6RqW6xdXZGy3UGCxKsigAoFd

https://blockchain.info/tx/c89b3b12e865270fd01aa7d9603d26f410a3a70efb94492bb6d239bd18a45299 - one of the current 50BTC transaction

Maybe I'm wrong please check.

[DaFockBro]

It is Mark Karpeles about to CoinJoin his stolen loot.

50 BTC is the limit for CoinJoin.

Can anyone confirm this?  Pretty interesting.

[andy10000]

How many BTC in these wallets in total?

Is this related to the 111k or 160/180/200k splitting transactions that have been seen this weekend?

I got the impression the consensus on that splitting was it was preparation of hot wallets, ready for withdrawal. Could this be more of the same?

[BittBurger]

Could be somebody's printing a bunch of 50 BTC paper wallets.

I did this very thing a few weeks ago, albeit with smaller quantities.

Hope I didn't freak anyone out

-B-

[Sarahiko]

Another strange happening on bitcoin world as you can see their is no fee on it, that means it was transferred from paper wallet, would this be big whales just woken up or something fishy happening related to Mt.Gox.

[Bitcoin_is_here_to_stay]

It was mentioned in another thread that Gox software was automatically splitting and mixing their transactions - maybe it was that?

[Bitcoin_is_here_to_stay]

Another strange happening on bitcoin world as you can see their is no fee on it, that means it was transferred from paper wallet, would this be big whales just woken up or something fishy happening related to Mt.Gox.

There was also no transcation fee on huge tx - like 180k - that was believed to be Gox money

[TheMage]

Maybe someone can email Mark K and ask him to do splits of 42.4242? 

[boumalo]

This is a lot of money, there are less than 100persons that could be the owner

https://blockchain.info/tx/3a1b9e330d32fef1ee42f8e86420d2be978bbe0dc5862f17da9027cf9e11f8c4 424242? really? That is sketchy

[Xtraeme]

Gox is generating a lot of transactions averaging about 50 BTC each.

http://coinsight.org/mtgox/removed

https://i.imgbomb.com/aV1Hx.png