I wouldn't follow the time, it's never exact, every region has a different time, blockchain goes with its specific time
example I have time 1:40 ... blockchain has 23:40 for example
I think mempool.space shows the user's local time, so you can check there.
He did not timeline is wrong.
He is way off by 1 hour 57 minutes from the time the transaction was made to the time he posted the key.
kTimesG bragged about having a very fast setup and also started precalculating tames for 66bit, 67bit... Preparations you would only need if you plan to steal the transaction sitting in the mempool.
Every other user that took part in the stealing-bot-script discussions a few pages ago is suspicious.
The thief likely active here but would never confess because of repercussions...and well he would unmask as an asshole
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Is it considered the one who uses bots as a thief? Very little ethical, yes, but they are the rules, I think RBF is poorly implemented, it should be an irrevocable choice of those who send the funds and not depend on the configuration of each node.
RBF is not poorly implemented, remember everything about Bitcoin transactions is intended for 256 bits range not 66 bits range, if this transaction was made in 256 bits range, then no matter whatever you try about RBF, you can't steal the coins.
I am not sure if any one in this thread is the thief because when WanderingPhilosopher introduced Mara's slipstream almost everyone turned off their bots...... All I hope is the real solver is still alive and not try anything stupid, maybe he invested a lot in buying or hiring GPUs and has been searching for months or years(electricity bills), then this happened to him.