In recent days, a hot topic has sparked much discussion in the encryption community — a senior player conducted a wallet security test using 500 BTC, only to have 490 BTC washed away by a hacker. Behind the difficulty of discerning truth from falsehood, what is even more captivating is the reaction of the other party.

The theft occurred on February 12, 2024. The entire process can be verified through public blockchain explorers: after the hacker transferred the large sum that day, it took three days to gradually split 490 BTC into countless small addresses, a standard coin mixing money laundering tactic.

But surprisingly, on the day of the theft and the days that followed, the player's Twitter showed no abnormalities. On February 12, when the theft occurred, he continued to share his flying experiences and discuss his feelings about using Vision Pro in economy class, as if nothing had happened. The loss of 25 million dollars seemed to not stir any waves for him.

Curiosity arose, and I began to dig into the wealth of this "antique" BTC holder. As a player from the ancient dinosaur era, a large amount of assets are locked in cold Wallets and cannot be tracked, but the two main addresses identified hold approximately 128,000 ETH, which, at $3,000 each, amounts to nearly $384 million just from this portion.

What's even more hardcore is his business empire: he has controlled the world's largest Bitcoin mining pool, with F2Pool currently ranking in the top three; he also operates the world's top Staking service provider, StakeFish, managing assets worth billions.

The best indicator of his wealth is the SpaceX private space mission he fully sponsored in 2024 - renting an entire Crew Dragon spacecraft, with costs for similar past missions typically ranging between $150 million and $200 million.

Conservatively estimated, this player's net worth should be over 2.5 billion dollars.

Looking at it from another angle, 490 BTC is worth around 25 million USD. If the total net worth is 2.5 billion, then it's just a 1% loss. From this perspective, it really isn't that heart-wrenching.

Interestingly, even with wealth freedom at this level, the lifestyle doesn't seem to be that extravagant. In November, I was still sharing experiences of traveling in economy class, with the reason being "the bear market requires cost-cutting."

In the world of super-rich individuals, it's not just the concept of money that is lost, but the entire perspective on wealth seems to be different.