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On February 8 2026 a mysterious transfer of 2.565 Bitcoin valued between 150000 and 181000 dollars was sent to the Bitcoin address historically associated with Satoshi Nakamoto the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. The transaction immediately triggered widespread discussion across the cryptocurrency community with social media users on X and Reddit speculating whether the movement signaled renewed activity from Bitcoin’s creator.
The receiving address 1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa, known as the Genesis address, is tied to the very first Bitcoin block mined on January 3 2009. The wallet contains the original 50 Bitcoin block reward which has never been spent. While the address is symbolically linked to Satoshi Nakamoto there has never been cryptographic proof confirming ownership and many researchers believe the private keys are either lost or intentionally inaccessible.
Blockchain data confirms the transaction is legitimate and permanently recorded on the public ledger. However experts quickly emphasized that sending Bitcoin to a wallet does not require control of its private keys. Any individual can transfer funds to any public address including those that are inactive or unspendable making inbound transfers a poor indicator of wallet ownership or activity.
What made this transfer stand out was its size. While small symbolic deposits to early Bitcoin addresses are not uncommon a transfer worth over six figures is rare. Some analysts suggested the move could represent a symbolic tribute a publicity stunt or an intentional act of removing Bitcoin from circulation since coins sent to the Genesis address are widely considered unspendable.
Someone just sent 2.565 BTC to Satoshi Nakamoto’s Genesis address 🚨
Here’s what actually happened:
On February 7, 2026, at 00:04 UTC, an unusual transaction hit the most famous Bitcoin address ever:
1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa
The Genesis address.
The exact amount… pic.twitter.com/QCIHzvydyZ
— StarPlatinum (@StarPlatinum_) February 8, 2026
Similar episodes in the past have produced comparable speculation. In 2020 and again in later years movements involving early era Bitcoin wallets prompted claims of Satoshi’s return only to be dismissed after further technical analysis showed no verifiable link to the creator. No Bitcoin believed to be directly controlled by Satoshi Nakamoto has ever been moved or signed since his disappearance from public communication in 2010.
While every transaction is publicly visible interpretation often fuels myth rather than fact. The only meaningful proof of Satoshi Nakamoto’s activity would be a cryptographic signature or an outbound transaction from a wallet definitively tied to him. Until that occurs transactions like this remain symbolic events rather than evidence of Bitcoin’s creator returning.
