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Bitcoin address reuse leaves 4.33M BTC with exposed public keys
Crypto Briefing ·
Crypto Briefing reports: A growing slice of Bitcoin is sitting out in the open. According to on-chain analysis from Glassnode, the balance held in reused Bitcoin addresses has climbed to 4.33 million BTC, roughly 21.5% of circulating supply. That figure is up 14% recently. Bitcoin was designed to let people spin up a fresh address for every transaction, but a lot of holders keep going back to the same one. Analysis shared by Glassnode analyst Rafael (@n3ocortex) puts reuse at the center of…