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Adam3us 2084972334180421669

adam3us-2084972334180421669

https://x.com/adam3us/status/2084972334180421669

Captured screenshot of the post by @adam3us, posted 5 Aug 2026, 11:58 UTC
@adam3us posted captured full-size capture → original post →
Author
@adam3us
Organisation
independent
Evidence role
migration-guidance
Posted
Capture status
capture held

Adam Back advising owners to move coins to a different hardware wallet, and separately telling anyone already swept not to destroy the device because it may weakly prove ownership to a whitehat sweeper. The device-retention point is distinct from the migration advice the archive holds elsewhere and bears on funds-recovery claims. He names Blockstream Jade first, and he is Blockstream's CEO, which is stated here because the recommendation is a product recommendation.

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