Another Mysterious Person Signs a 2009 BTC Address, Message Shared by Martin Shkreli Mentions Convicted Felon Paul Le Roux – Bitcoin News

Just recently, the crypto community discovered a bitcointalk.org forum user who signed a message from bitcoin block 1,018, and the signer associated the signature with an address first seen in 2022. Moreover, further investigation and evidence have tied block 1,018 to the now-deceased computer scientist Hal Finney’s bitcoin transactions. Two days ago, another signature and message associated with an old bitcoin address were published, and this time around it was revealed by the ‘pharma bro’ and former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli. The latest message makes a bold claim that says that criminal cartel boss and former programmer, Paul Le Roux, sent Hal Finney the first bitcoin transaction on Jan. 12, 2009.

Another Jan. 2009 Bitcoin Address Has Been Signed — This Time the Verified Message Was Shared by ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli

Amid the chaos tethered to the FTX collapse, the crypto community has witnessed an odd message signing from a bitcointalk.org forum user called “Onesignature.” The user signed a message tied to the address “1NChf,” which is linked to the coinbase reward 1,018. Then to prove that the user still exists today, the message contained a 2022 bitcoin address and Onesignature signed a message with the newly created address as well. Upon further investigation, Bitcoin.com News discovered that Onesignature’s 1NChf address and block 1,018 are associated with Hal Finney’s bitcoin transactions. This includes a great deal of the alleged bitcoin blocks Finney mined and the computer scientist’s BTC transfers as well.

The problem is that Finney passed away in 2014, after dealing with years of suffering tied to his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) complications. This means that Finney himself did not sign the transaction, but the wallet could still be controlled by his remaining family members and estate. The estate could have sold the wallet as well in its entirety, even if it was empty and for a considerable amount of value. After Onesignature’s revelation, however, another signing appeared on the web, and this time it was introduced by the former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli. The convicted felon and ‘pharma bro’ is a controversial figure and in more recent times, he’s been involved in numerous crypto-related discussions.