What did I spend my Bitcoin on?

[Inedible]

So recently I was browsing through an old wallet and looked at all the rubbish I spent Bitcoin on and one particular transaction caught my eye.

It was to an address I'd labelled as:

"BitMax" 1KTxuZ6s2BPVhHkkbGc7hWEKG8rLeXUAqA

The thing is, it was over 10 years ago and I don't remember a thing about it and I've searched most of my email and BitMax doesn't appear anywhere.

Does anyone know/remember anything about BitMax, what this address is and why I would have sent Bitcoin there?

Maybe it was an exchange? Maybe it was to a scammer?

I've tried looking at blockchain explorers but they haven't led anywhere.

I also tried looking through my post history to see if I would have sent any bitcoin to any projects back then but nada.

 

P.S. It's not the current exchange called BitMax because my transaction is from 2012 so predates it's existence.

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[un_rank]

It does not look like an exchange address based on the transaction flow on it, and the funds were spent the very same day it was received. Could be a scammer but there is no way to be sure with the limited information available, only you can know the purpose for sending that amount of bitcoin, all we can see is transaction flow on the chain.

I tried to run the address for any high profile scams, but did not return any results.

Bitmax is an exchange which had a bad reputation. I do not know if they are still functional.

- Jay -

[lovesmayfamilis]

Transactions from your wallet went to this address. Remember.

https://ninjastic.space/addresses?address=1FmC6gUV1tkT7HHmQzo3NwtgZs3WGSz4Rd

[Inedible]

It does not look like an exchange address based on the transaction flow on it, and the funds were spent the very same day it was received. COuld be a scammer t=but there is no way to be sure with the limited information available, only you can know the purpose for sending that amount of bitcoin, all we can see is transaction flow on the chain.

I tried to run the address for any high profile scams, but did not return any results.

Bitmax is an exchange which had a bad reputation. I do not know if they are still functional.

- Jay -

I guess I was hoping someone else would know what BitMax was (way back in 2012) or remembered something about it.

They were wild west days so I wasn't expecting anything from it. I was just hoping to find out what it was.

It's possible it's in a post somewhere but search returns posts up to 2014 but nothing older.

Thanks for taking a look.

[Inedible]

Transactions from your wallet went to this address. Remember.

https://ninjastic.space/addresses?address=1FmC6gUV1tkT7HHmQzo3NwtgZs3WGSz4Rd

Oh, so it was a scam?

I might just have blanked it out 








 

[BitMaxz]

I guess I was hoping someone else would know what BitMax was (way back in 2012) or remembered something about it.

They were wild west days so I wasn't expecting anything from it. I was just hoping to find out what it was.

It's possible it's in a post somewhere but search returns posts up to 2014 but nothing older.

Thanks for taking a look.

There is a Bitmax.io that I know here on the forum but it is no longer active it seems it is reverse mining according to their official thread you can check from this link below.

- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5066589.0

Also, it's not me my username does have z at the end and I don't know about Bitcoin way back 2012.

[Easteregg69]

I guess I was hoping someone else would know what BitMax was (way back in 2012) or remembered something about it.

They were wild west days so I wasn't expecting anything from it. I was just hoping to find out what it was.

It's possible it's in a post somewhere but search returns posts up to 2014 but nothing older.

Thanks for taking a look.

There is a Bitmax.io that I know here on the forum but it is no longer active it seems it is reverse mining according to their official thread you can check from this link below.

- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5066589.0

Also, it's not me my username does have z at the end and I don't know about Bitcoin way back 2012.

Perhaps I spend some on DGB. I give you a head start.

[kotajikikox]

P.S. It's not the current exchange called BitMax because my transaction is from 2012 so predates it's existence.

Do you have social media where you talked about your bitcoin shenanigans? I am now overly curious and invested what Bitmax is if not the trading platform. The trading platform was launched around 2018 so of course it must be ruled out.

I don’t see much information about it. If ever it was something relevant back then then we would have some information about it now even if it is dead but the fact that there is none then that tells you one thing.

[Solosanz]

Oh, so it was a scam?

I might just have blanked it out 

Yep, the address is associated with Btcst.com/pirateat40 https://www.walletexplorer.com/wallet/Btcst.com-pirateat40/addresses

Aka ponzi scheme project pirateat40 alias Bitcoin savings and trusts, trendon shavers BUSTED

Too bad, there was 100 BTC and now it's worth $6 Million, I don't think you can get it back.

[Wapfika]

It’s painful to look back on your previous transactions and find out that you just invested on ponzi back then that was supposed to make you a millionaire now of you just hold.

I have a lot of similar transactions on doubler on ponzi but way back 2014. I stop browsing my old wallet transaction history because it’s killing me to see how dumb I am back then when I’m still not a member of this forum that teach me everything about different danger of scam.

[Lucius]

It’s painful to look back on your previous transactions and find out that you just invested on ponzi back then that was supposed to make you a millionaire now of you just hold.
~snip~

That's why it's completely pointless to dig into such things, unless you want to get annoyed because x years ago when BTC was worth a few hundred $ you made some pointless transaction. Should anyone who bought anything for BTC sometime in the past feel bad about it? Of course not, because BTC is a cryptocurrency, and this was shown by the example of buying those famous pizzas that would be worth millions today - but instead of regretting it, the same man celebrates every year with a new pizza.

Story lesson -> do not only hold, life is too short

[m2017]

The thing is, it was over 10 years ago and I don't remember a thing about it and I've searched most of my email and BitMax doesn't appear anywhere.

If you don’t remember anything about this, then should you dig through the mammoth’s shit stir up the past and? This transaction has long been completed (irreversible) and bitcoin can't be returned back, regardless of whether it was spent wisely or on some rubbish. It's in the past. You can safely forget about it and not remember.

by the example of buying those famous pizzas that would be worth millions today - but instead of regretting it, the same man celebrates every year with a new pizza.

OP wants to celebrate every year in the same way, but not pizza day, but “what did I spend those bitcoin on then?”

P.S. All bitcoins you spent in the past or lost can't be returned back, no matter how much it costs now. Think not about what was lost, but about new opportunities (ways to get BTC).

[Alphakilo]

Oh, so it was a scam?

I might just have blanked it out 

Sorry mate, I hope you don't stress yourself out too much about this.

There were so many crypto scams that thrived in the early days of bitcoin. They were pretty successful because many people were less informed and knowledgeable about bitcoin. And they used the their psychological tricks and emotional manipulation to have their way. They were the ones who gave bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies a bad rep in the public.

Of course not, because BTC is a cryptocurrency, and this was shown by the example of buying those famous pizzas that would be worth millions today - but instead of regretting it, the same man celebrates every year with a new pizza.

He grew from the experience and made something out of it. I like it for him as nothing anyone can say about that event that can hurt him any more. We should learn from him.

[Lucius]

~snip~
He grew from the experience and made something out of it. I like it for him as nothing anyone can say about that event that can hurt him any more. We should learn from him.

It's honestly hard for me to understand what you want to say - because how did the OP "grow from the experience and make something out of it" if he only now found out that he financed some kind of scam 10 years ago? Honestly, I didn't learn anything from what I already knew from before, which is not to invest in anything that is too good to be true, or that smells like a scam.

OP wants to celebrate every year in the same way, but not pizza day, but “what did I spend those bitcoin on then?”
~snip~

I have nothing against it, everyone can have their own little celebrations from time to time - or remember bad investments from the past. Not that I don't have some bad moments from my past, but I learned a long time ago that there's no point in crying over spilled milk while cows walk past me waiting for me to milk them (not literally of course).

[Asiska02]

I have a lot of similar transactions on doubler on ponzi but way back 2014. I stop browsing my old wallet transaction history because it’s killing me to see how dumb I am back then when I’m still not a member of this forum that teach me everything about different danger of scam.

I’m glad I knew here when I started my crypto journey, maybe I would have had a lot of stories to tell in just few years I’ve been into the crypto space. The truth is when you start your journey into something new, you’ll make mistakes and where you don’t have a mentor to correct you, you’ll lose big before you’ll realize your mistakes. The forum is like a mentor and an eye opener to potential scams that can be sighted and avoided before it catch ups with one.

He grew from the experience and made something out of it. I like it for him as nothing anyone can say about that event that can hurt him any more. We should learn from him.

Now that he has remembered what he used that BTC for, some sense of hurt will definitely be in him no matter how little. He would have learnt from experience since that time it happened when he didn’t get anything back from it but anytime he remembers it was sent to a scammer, he would be like ‘had I know’ and nothing can be done about it again just emotional regrets that’s not suppose to be remembered again all this years.

[un_rank]

I’m glad I knew here when I started my crypto journey, maybe I would have had a lot of stories to tell in just few years I’ve been into the crypto space...

For those who started very early on, they lacked a rule book to guide them on what the do's and don'ts are. It was like starting on a fresh slate and learning as you go along with nothing but expectations from this asset you have recognized with potential.

Even simple exchanges which people can do now within seconds used to take whole lot more than that.It sucks to make mistakes that looks to cost us more as the asset continues to rise but for the user to only be scrutinizing a 100BTC transaction now after 10+ years, I will say they still made a lot out of it.

- Jay -

[Potato Chips]

Oh, so it was a scam?

I might just have blanked it out 

But because we don't know yet who or what bitmax is (owner of address UAqA), i think there is still a possibility that they were the one who was scammed 🤔

For instance, if I try to pay someone Bitcoins, it's not my business whatever they do with it, no?



Ofc, this is just one possibility. both address could also be owned by the same entity.

[The Cryptovator]

Whatever the reason, it seems it has gone. So you can just waste your time searching for history. It can't recover even the funds sent to the scammer. It's been a long time, and it might have mixed everything. So it's useless to find where the funds have ended up. I know you regret how and where it was spent, but the truth is, you can't change your past. Focus on the future and learn from the past. I am not sure how much Bitcoin you have been holding, but try to treat your holdings in the right way. 

[Ultegra134]

If I were to look up every old transaction on my old wallets that I still have access to, I'd go insane. There was an era when so-called "mining" games were popular, similar to Ponzi schemes; I remember quite a few that required money to rank up and earn higher rewards. Perhaps it was a similar scam, a "cloud mining" platform, or a fake exchange that was short-lived. I had also signed up for one, but fortunately I didn't become one of their victims.

If I were you, as others have already suggested, don't start looking up old transactions. I had blown away over 0.40 BTC in 2015 in random crap such as Minecraft and online accounts; each of those transactions is now worth over $2,000 each.

[Ben Barubal]

So recently I was browsing through an old wallet and looked at all the rubbish I spent Bitcoin on and one particular transaction caught my eye.

It was to an address I'd labelled as:

"BitMax" 1KTxuZ6s2BPVhHkkbGc7hWEKG8rLeXUAqA

The thing is, it was over 10 years ago and I don't remember a thing about it and I've searched most of my email and BitMax doesn't appear anywhere.

Does anyone know/remember anything about BitMax, what this address is and why I would have sent Bitcoin there?

Maybe it was an exchange? Maybe it was to a scammer?

I've tried looking at blockchain explorers but they haven't led anywhere.

I also tried looking through my post history to see if I would have sent any bitcoin to any projects back then but nada.

 

P.S. It's not the current exchange called BitMax because my transaction is from 2012 so predates it's existence.

     I looked him up in the blockchain explorer, and he doesn't seem to be from an exchange, and I think the address is from an individual person. I just don't know if it's from Electrum,
the hardware wall, or whatever, based on the picture you see below.



     Why? Is that really your address? What do you mean? Don't say you were phished by a scammer or hacker. 100 bitcoins is not a small amount, to be honest, with the price
that bitcoin has today.