Transaction a6ae9df3f77e170f52eb691db73c2b316e04d7fe4b920921cdf88e61702e9aa5
Block #938844
2026-03-01 08:48:57 +0000 UTC (~12 days, 17 hours ago)
BTC Burned: 0 BTC
Inputs
1P4hPqDPTEhbX8uj1hg235qtmgjT5Pk7CC
0.00018205 BTC
0.00018205 BTC
now
$12.89
OP_DUP OP_HASH160 f205bbea4183d1a778bd80fef2cb17840349ea80 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG
pubkeyhash
Outputs
1P4hPqDPTEhbX8uj1hg235qtmgjT5Pk7CC
0.0001792 BTC
0.0001792 BTC
now
$12.69
OP_DUP OP_HASH160 f205bbea4183d1a778bd80fef2cb17840349ea80 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG
pubkeyhash
6a4c5048454d49010176c742003b1cd0e267f435a8b1e5d8fea2ff73424b31d0006a1c7b5d4793710c592eb165aa3f1bc108077ce655146f6ae3edf0e0c6db62f58e0235bc1805a00cb03ece873441e8ae8a8b
0 BTC
0 BTC
now
$0.00
OP_RETURN converted to ASCII
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OP_RETURN 48454d49010176c742003b1cd0e267f435a8b1e5d8fea2ff73424b31d0006a1c7b5d4793710c592eb165aa3f1bc108077ce655146f6ae3edf0e0c6db62f58e0235bc1805a00cb03ece873441e8ae8a8b
nulldata
How did this transaction burn BTC?
OP_RETURN outputs
OP_RETURN is a provably unspendable method that allows embedding of arbitrary data into the blockchain1.
OP_RETURN outputs are used to embed data such as messages, commitments from systems like Stacks2, or even files - there are no constraints on the nature of the data, only on the size per OP_RETURN output.
As they are provably unspendable, OP_RETURN outputs are pruned from the UTXO set automatically and do not contribute to the UTXO set size.
Although OP_RETURN outputs are exempted from the Dust Limit and can be 0-value, some users choose to transfer BTC to the output. This BTC is permanently and irreversibly lost, and reduces the circulating supply of Bitocin.
Raw Transaction
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"txid": "a6ae9df3f77e170f52eb691db73c2b316e04d7fe4b920921cdf88e61702e9aa5",
"hash": "a6ae9df3f77e170f52eb691db73c2b316e04d7fe4b920921cdf88e61702e9aa5",
"version": 2,
"size": 283,
"vsize": 283,
"weight": 1132,
"locktime": 938843,
"vin": [
{
"txid": "fdc1b6ec460c7166e004d32b2bf3c9f053c4dbd92de74189329bca24850caf13",
"vout": 0,
"scriptSig": {
"asm": "30440220379999c432b4fb00a7a9f23052b10c83cd47d15f9c9fe146251670c56136671802207fcb16f90ab1dd1117791b601970f1e9e3b2f549f9f0934658b426c583452fdb[ALL] 03a4c8b19b71b8e3cedcf79f8049ba6ebd53d95a5500a2d07fc00f34649ea634f7",
"hex": "4730440220379999c432b4fb00a7a9f23052b10c83cd47d15f9c9fe146251670c56136671802207fcb16f90ab1dd1117791b601970f1e9e3b2f549f9f0934658b426c583452fdb012103a4c8b19b71b8e3cedcf79f8049ba6ebd53d95a5500a2d07fc00f34649ea634f7"
},
"prevout": {
"generated": false,
"height": 938844,
"value": "0.00018205",
"scriptPubKey": {
"asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 f205bbea4183d1a778bd80fef2cb17840349ea80 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
"desc": "addr(1P4hPqDPTEhbX8uj1hg235qtmgjT5Pk7CC)#a78r9esp",
"hex": "76a914f205bbea4183d1a778bd80fef2cb17840349ea8088ac",
"address": "1P4hPqDPTEhbX8uj1hg235qtmgjT5Pk7CC",
"type": "pubkeyhash"
}
},
"sequence": 4294967295
}
],
"vout": [
{
"value": "0.00017920",
"n": 0,
"scriptPubKey": {
"asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 f205bbea4183d1a778bd80fef2cb17840349ea80 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
"desc": "addr(1P4hPqDPTEhbX8uj1hg235qtmgjT5Pk7CC)#a78r9esp",
"hex": "76a914f205bbea4183d1a778bd80fef2cb17840349ea8088ac",
"address": "1P4hPqDPTEhbX8uj1hg235qtmgjT5Pk7CC",
"type": "pubkeyhash"
}
},
{
"value": "0.00000000",
"n": 1,
"scriptPubKey": {
"asm": "OP_RETURN 48454d49010176c742003b1cd0e267f435a8b1e5d8fea2ff73424b31d0006a1c7b5d4793710c592eb165aa3f1bc108077ce655146f6ae3edf0e0c6db62f58e0235bc1805a00cb03ece873441e8ae8a8b",
"desc": "raw(6a4c5048454d49010176c742003b1cd0e267f435a8b1e5d8fea2ff73424b31d0006a1c7b5d4793710c592eb165aa3f1bc108077ce655146f6ae3edf0e0c6db62f58e0235bc1805a00cb03ece873441e8ae8a8b)#d3a4hf2e",
"hex": "6a4c5048454d49010176c742003b1cd0e267f435a8b1e5d8fea2ff73424b31d0006a1c7b5d4793710c592eb165aa3f1bc108077ce655146f6ae3edf0e0c6db62f58e0235bc1805a00cb03ece873441e8ae8a8b",
"type": "nulldata"
}
}
],
"fee": "0.00000285",
"hex": "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"
}