Neovim have a ~$800k Bitcoin donation sitting untouched since 2023
A Hacker News user discovered 10 BTC (~$800,000) sitting untouched since 2023 in Neovim's public Bitcoin donation address.
A Hacker News post notes that Neovim's Bitcoin donation address (1Evu6wPrzjsjrNPdCYbHy3HT6ry2EzXFyQ) contains a 10 BTC donation from 2023, currently worth roughly $800,000. On-chain activity shows the address last sent funds out in 2019, meaning the project has likely not moved the donation. The author asks whether Neovim maintainers are aware of the dormant funds. The item is general open-source/tech news with no security impact.
- 10 BTC (~$800,000) donated to Neovim in 2023 remains unspent in the project's donation address.
- On-chain history shows the address's last outbound transaction was in 2019, predating the large donation.
- Post asks whether Neovim maintainers know about the dormant funds and hopes they are put to use.
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I was looking at neovim's donation footer at the bottom of their site and saw a bitcoin donation address.
Thought I'd check how much in donations they've gotten. And I saw this massive 10 Bitcoin donation from back in 2023 (worth $800,000 now...)
From the activity history, neovim last sent bitcoin out of the address in 2019 so it's been max 7 years since they've definitely had access.
Does anyone from the neovim project know about this? Seems like a pretty significant amount of funding to have sitting there. Hope it can come to good use as I use neovim daily.
https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/addresses/btc/1Evu6wPrzjsjrNPdCYbHy3HT6ry2EzXFyQ
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