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An 11-year-old Ethereum wallet moved $4.6 million and dodged a scam set up in minutes

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An 11-year-old Ethereum wallet moved $4.6 million and dodged a scam set up in minutes

Bots spotted a wallet from Ethereum’s 2015 launch the moment it stirred and planted lookalike addresses in its history, but the owner sent the money to the right place anyway.

An 11-year-old Ethereum wallet moved $4.6 million and dodged a scam set up in minutes

Source：CoinDesk

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Source：https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/11/10/an-11-year-old-ethereum-wallet-moved-usd4-6-million-and-dodged-a-scam-set-up-in-minutes