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The Counterparty burn address
1CounterpartyXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUWLpVrBetween 2 January and 3 February 2014 people sent about 2,130 BTC to this address to receive XCP, the token of the Counterparty protocol, in what its creators called a proof of burn. The address has no known key, so the bitcoin has stayed where it landed for more than a decade.
Balance
₿ 2,131.00000000$174,394,647 · price as of 14 Oct 2026
- Txs
- 3,147
- Utxos
- 3,170
- Since
- 2 Jan 2014
- Last seen
- 5 Oct 2026
- Type
- Legacy P2PKH
- Updated
- 14 Oct 2026
Value over time
Label · with receipt
Counterparty proof of burn Historic event
Source: Counterparty documentation (and the 2 Jan 2014 announcement thread) · evidence tier chain record · a documented public chain event.
Receipt: sha256:35cab61609f6…8 of 9 components checked, 14 Oct 2026
Chain notes
- Unspent outputs Attention
3,170 unspent outputs. This address holds many separate coins. Spending them together can cost more in fees than spending fewer, larger coins. What an unspent output is
- Small outputs Good
No output costs more to spend than it holds at typical fees. What dust is
- Address reuse Info
Seen in 3,147 transactions. Repeated use of one address is publicly linkable. What address reuse means
- Address type Info
Legacy (P2PKH), the original address format. Relative fees depend on transaction structure. What the address types mean
- Unspent output distribution Good
The balance is spread across several unspent outputs. The largest holds 0%. What a change output is
- Activity Good
Last transaction 9 days ago. What dormant, quiet and pending mean
The notes describe what the chain shows; they do not rate the address. Chain notes, explained.
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