The case behind the transfer of 35.55 BTC involves an entitlement dispute over 3.8 million bitcoins tied to 39,000 wallets. The OP_RETURN notice tells the defendant that this is a pretty Web3 move—using on-chain messages to complete legal service of process. Traditional court systems should update their precedents.

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CryptoWorld News: A Bitcoin address that has been inactive since March 2011 transferred out 35.55 BTC this week. The address is involved in a lawsuit in New York covering 39.1k wallets. The case was filed by the pseudonymous plaintiff Noah Doe and two Wyoming LLCs, seeking legal ownership of approximately 3.8 million Bitcoins under New York’s Unclaimed Property Law. The relevant defendants were notified via an embedded blockchain OP_return dust transaction that another 2011 address has also recently made a transfer.
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