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Whitehats move 52 bitcoin from the Coldcard hack to a recovery trust

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According to Galaxy Digital, the good guys have moved 52 BTC to an address carrying an OP_RETURN message reading "claim:cryptorecoverytrust dot com."

Directly affected

  • GLXY Galaxy Digital

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • GBTC GRAYSCALE BITCOIN TRUST ETF

    GA selected GBTC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin, trust. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • AMDW ROUNDHILL ETF TRUST

    GA selected AMDW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: trust. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • AVL DIREXION SHARES ETF TRUST

    GA selected AVL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: trust. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BITB BITWISE BITCOIN ETF TR

    GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
GLXY———————
IBIT———————
COIN———————
MSTR———————
MARA———————
RIOT———————
HOOD———————
GBTC———————
AMDW———————
AVL———————
BITB———————

According to Galaxy Digital, the good guys have moved 52 BTC to an address carrying an OP_RETURN message reading "claim:cryptorecoverytrust dot com."

Source: CoinDesk

How far Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) has moved since 22 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Whitehats move 52 bitcoin from the Coldcard hack to a recovery trust,” Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) is -3.41%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.17% over the same days, a -3.24% difference versus the market.

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SPY

Who gains and who loses around Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC)

Companies carried with this story

  • GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF

    In “Whitehats move 52 bitcoin from the Coldcard hack to a recovery trust,” Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GBTC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin, trust. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF

    In “Whitehats move 52 bitcoin from the Coldcard hack to a recovery trust,” iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected IBIT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin, trust. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AMDW Roundhill Etf Trust

    For “Whitehats move 52 bitcoin from the Coldcard hack to a recovery trust,” Roundhill Etf Trust (AMDW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AMDW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: trust. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AVL Direxion Shares Etf Trust

    Direxion Shares Etf Trust (AVL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 22 Sep 2026 story “Whitehats move 52 bitcoin from the Coldcard hack to a recovery trust.” Reason on file: GA selected AVL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: trust. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITB Bitwise Bitcoin ETF

    Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 22 Sep 2026 story “Whitehats move 52 bitcoin from the Coldcard hack to a recovery trust.” Reason on file: GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITU Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf

    For “Whitehats move 52 bitcoin from the Coldcard hack to a recovery trust,” Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf (BITU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC)

The 22 Sep 2026 story “Whitehats move 52 bitcoin from the Coldcard hack to a recovery trust” names Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) because of this story.

For Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC), the reason on file says GA selected GBTC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin, trust. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT): GA selected IBIT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin, trust. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

The price range for Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC), and the dates in the story

AMDW traded between 82.73 and 109.35 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 84.45. GBTC traded between 61.55 and 67.38 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 63.11. IBIT traded between 45.12 and 49.39 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 46.29.

What the saved facts support for Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC)

46 out of 100

“Whitehats move 52 bitcoin from the Coldcard hack to a recovery trust” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.