A minor XRP wallet tag triggered Satoshi-linked claims that Ripple's CTO quickly denied, ending the speculation. The swift response underscored how fragile rumor-driven narratives remain in crypto.

A viral social post claimed that a 24-word seed phrase could unlock roughly $112 billion in Bitcoin allegedly owned by Satoshi Nakamoto. The claim is misleading — cryptography, wallet formats and address history make that scenario essentially impossible.