A group of young people is engrossed in discussing crypto. Their table is full of coffee cups and laptops displaying Bitcoin (BTC) price charts. One of them, Dika, suddenly exclaims enthusiastically, “I'm telling you, BTC can actually be hacked! The system is just code, and code must have vulnerabilities!”
His friends, Rina and Bima, immediately look at him with raised eyebrows. Rina, known as a blockchain technology enthusiast, replies, “Dika, are you serious? Bitcoin runs on a decentralized blockchain. To hack BTC, you have to compromise the majority of nodes in the network—that's nearly impossible with current computing power.”
Dika doesn't want to lose. “But there’s still a possibility! For example, a 51% attack, or if someone's private key is stolen. Just look at how many exchanges have been hacked. If the system is really secure, why can that happen?”
Bima, who is quieter but has deep knowledge about the history of crypto, finally speaks up. “Dika, you have a point about exchanges, but it’s not Bitcoin that’s hacked; it’s the third-party platform. The Bitcoin blockchain itself has never been hacked since it was created in 2009. If you want real proof, think about Satoshi Nakamoto's wallet.”
Dika furrows his brow. “Satoshi Nakamoto? What do you mean?”
Bima smiles slightly. “Satoshi, the creator of Bitcoin, has a wallet that is estimated to hold about 1 million BTC. That wallet has existed since the early days of Bitcoin, and to this day, not a single transaction has come out of those wallets. Yet, its value is now trillions of rupiah! If Bitcoin could be hacked, why do you think Satoshi's wallet hasn't been touched? The world's top hackers must have tried, but failed. Its private key is safe, and the blockchain is too strong to be tampered with.”
Rina adds, “Satoshi's wallet is like a digital monument. Everyone knows its address, everyone can see it on the blockchain, but no one can access it because Bitcoin's security system is designed with high-level cryptography. To crack a private key with brute force, you would need billions of years with current computers—even with a quantum computer, it may not succeed.”
Dika falls silent, digesting that information. “So, you mean to say, Bitcoin itself can't be hacked, but someone's wallet or exchange can be compromised if they are careless?”
“Exactly,” replies Bima. “The security of Bitcoin lies in its design: Proof-of-Work consensus, decentralized network, and cryptography. But if you store your private key on a laptop that's infected with a virus or on an exchange with poor security, that’s not Bitcoin's fault.”
Rina smirks. “So, Dika, if you want to try hacking, try hacking Satoshi's wallet first. If you succeed, let us know, okay!”
Dika laughs, raising his hands in surrender. “Okay, okay, you win. But still, I'm going to store my BTC in a hardware wallet, just to be safe.”
They all laugh, then return to their coffee and charts, occasionally glancing at the BTC price that keeps moving on the screen. Outside, Jakarta continues to pulse, but inside the café, the discussion about Bitcoin and the mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto's wallet still warms the atmosphere.
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