Antpool to Refund 83 BTC Erroneously Paid as Gas Fee to User
Antpool has announced steps to give back 83 Bitcoin (BTC) paid in error as a transaction fee to the user days after the incident.
Blockchain security firm, PeckShield posted an update from Antpool on X (formerly Twitter) on the 83 BTC gas fee which sparked diverse reactions across cryptocurrency circles.
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— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) November 30, 2023
The mining pool stated that it would refund the fee demanding the affected user to contact them while fulfilling certain requirements to determine ownership of the asset.
“Dear users, on November 23rd, some user submitted 83 BTC as gas fee. The risk control system of Antpool temporarily froze the fee when packaging the transaction. Please contact us before 00:00 (UTC+8) on December 10 2023 and verify personal identity in the following way. After verification, Antpool will refund the fee.”
According to the update, the steps to be followed include the preparation of a signing tool which could be Bitcoin Core or Electrum after which the affected user is expected to use the private key of the wallet to sign a message “Antpool” and then forward signed text to the customer support; [email protected].
On Nov 23, the crypto ecosystem was hit with the news of a Bitvoiner who spent 83 BTC approximately $3.1 million on transfer fees. The user was making a transfer of 139 BTC and parted away with 83 BTC leaving the recipient with 55.77 BTC.
Antpool mined the specific block and has now released new information on the return process. At the time the whole community and experts shared their opinion on the issue that led to one of the highest transaction fees.
Initial analysts pointed to the replace-by-fee feature which allows transactions in the
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