Security
SecurityMajor
291 BTC Fee Mistake
A user accidentally paid 291 BTC in transaction fees — worth $136,000.
Block
#409,008
Importance
80/100
A Bitcoin user set their transaction fee equal to the transfer amount, sending 291.24 BTC to miners instead of the intended recipient. BitClub Network mined block 409,008 and collected the windfall. The pool offered to return the funds if the sender could prove ownership, but no verified claimant appeared.
Tags
#fee#user-error#mining
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