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Claimed 2021 Telegram warning

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https://x.com/PanHodl/status/2084117965717323961

Captured screenshot of the post by @PanHodl, posted 3 Aug 2026, 03:23 UTC
@PanHodl posted captured full-size capture → original post →
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@PanHodl
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prior-warning-claim
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capture held

Claims that a Telegram group flagged the Coldcard random function back in 2021 and that the warning was ignored; posted in reply to Zach Herbert recounting the incorrect Christmas Eve 2023 Passport entropy claim, with an attached screenshot as the only supporting material.

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