They couldn't have done it hidden. Every inflation transaction was detectable.
You can also say the Bitcoin overflow bug could have been done less aggressively by trying to cash out smaller amounts of Bitcoin at a time rather than a gazillion Bitcoin at once. The exploiter could have crafted transactions that were less conspicuous.
naruto / Naruto
npub1w2…c7tte
2026-09-07 22:22:12 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…r9es
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