Galaxy Research: Bitcoin Network Sees Random Garbled Inscriptions for Three Consecutive Weeks, Suspected to Be Testing of a Data Publishing Tool
Odaily reports that Galaxy Research has published an analysis stating that over the past three weeks, approximately 40 inscriptions composed of random letters have appeared on the Bitcoin network each day, with content that appears to be encrypted text but is not actually cryptographic information. The relevant addresses had previously inscribed the U.S. Constitution onto the Bitcoin network in May. The study found that after analyzing 562 texts, the frequency distribution of the 26 English letters was nearly uniform, clearly differing from normal English and substitution cipher characteristics; metrics such as word length distribution and repeated word frequency also indicated that these texts were likely generated by a random letter generator.
Galaxy Research refers to the operator as "Babel Scribe," believing that the activity is more likely testing a data publishing tool on the Bitcoin mainnet rather than attempting to convey hidden messages. The on-chain transaction structure, the continuous use of change addresses, and the regular timing of publications all display characteristics of automated scripts. Related activities also include test texts, random words in different languages, binary data, and the subsequent inscription of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. It is estimated that the project has transferred in approximately 3.33 million satoshis in total, of which about 24% was used to pay miner fees, with the remaining funds still held in the relevant addresses. The researchers suggest that there is no need to interpret these garbled texts as hidden messages.
