Rosa Del Mar

Issue 27 2026-01-27

Rosa Del Mar

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Issue 27 2026-01-27

Accounting Opacity And Open Investigative Gaps

Issue 27 Edition 2026-01-27 7 min read
General
Sources: 1 • Confidence: Medium • Updated: 2026-02-06 16:59

Key takeaways

  • The current status and location of Satoshi Damon, including whether she is still alive, remains unconfirmed and is an active investigation item with a $1,000 reward.
  • Satoshi Damon raced twice, finishing sixth in one race and performing poorly in the other.
  • The Satoshi Damon community acquired the original fundraiser website domain and reinstated the original site using archived materials at SatoshiDamon.com.
  • The Satoshi Damon racehorse project fractionalized ownership into 10,000 shares that were sold on GLBSE as a Bitcoin-denominated investment contract.
  • The host promoted Blockworks' Digital Assets Summit in New York and stated that SEC Chair Paul Atkins will make his debut at a crypto conference there.

Sections

Accounting Opacity And Open Investigative Gaps

Multiple items explicitly frame unresolved questions about both the asset (status/location) and the funds (how much flowed, what was spent, and whether refunds occurred). A larger traced-BTC figure is presented as a claim without published reconciliation in-corpus, and several stakeholder perspectives (seller motivations/awareness) are identified as missing.

  • The current status and location of Satoshi Damon, including whether she is still alive, remains unconfirmed and is an active investigation item with a $1,000 reward.
  • Key unresolved questions in the Satoshi Damon story include what happened to the raised funds and what ultimately happened to the horse.
  • The motivations and due diligence of the business owner or seller who agreed to a Bitcoin-linked horse sale are identified as an important missing part of the story.
  • It is unclear whether the horse’s sellers were Bitcoin supporters or were aware they were accepting a Bitcoin-related arrangement.
  • The team claims to have traced a total of 5,656 BTC into an account associated with the Satoshi Damon project, and this amount is not necessarily all spent on the horse and operations.
  • The host expects additional information about the Satoshi Damon project may emerge and invites people affiliated with the original project to come forward.

Real-World Execution Frictions And Asset Lifecycle Outcomes

The corpus gives partial lifecycle evidence: the horse raced (with weak performance), underwent additional training, faced administrative delays due to renaming, and has third-party media artifacts. Chain-of-custody details are partial and point to eventual return to a breeder, but do not establish current ownership or status.

  • Satoshi Damon raced twice, finishing sixth in one race and performing poorly in the other.
  • After initial results, Satoshi Damon was sent to Traders Rest Farm in Louisiana for additional training.
  • Evans Racing (via a person named Jesse) stated the horse was eventually given back to the original breeder.
  • The horse’s original name was Mardi Gras and it was renamed to Satoshi Damon, causing delays before it could race.
  • Video footage exists of Satoshi Damon racing and it was featured on Sky Sports, though Bitcoin was not explicitly mentioned in the coverage.
  • A breeder named Lisa associated with Just Sea Racing shared many photos of Satoshi Damon as a foal but does not currently have the horse.

Narrative Revival And New On-Chain Touchpoints

The corpus indicates an active effort to revive and amplify the story via mainstream promotion and merchandise, alongside restored archived web materials and an advertised contract address. This suggests current community coordination and potential financial interaction points, but the corpus does not provide on-chain verification details or governance/security properties.

  • The Satoshi Damon community acquired the original fundraiser website domain and reinstated the original site using archived materials at SatoshiDamon.com.
  • SatoshiDamon.com includes a posted community contract address and updated imagery and information about Satoshi Damon.
  • The community behind Satoshi Damon maintains an X account under the name 'Satoshi Damon'.
  • The restored site contains original 'investment links' and other content recovered from archived original files.
  • The project’s stated goal is to make the Satoshi Damon story as widely known as Bitcoin Pizza Day by promoting it through mainstream outlets and merchandise partnerships.

Early Bitcoin-Denominated Rwan Tokenization Mechanics

The corpus specifies a concrete mechanism for fractionalized exposure to a real-world asset using Bitcoin-denominated shares on GLBSE, including explicit pricing and implied maximum raise. This is direct structural detail but does not, by itself, establish what funds were ultimately used for.

  • The Satoshi Damon racehorse project fractionalized ownership into 10,000 shares that were sold on GLBSE as a Bitcoin-denominated investment contract.
  • The offering terms were 0.21 BTC per share for 10,000 shares, implying a 2,100 BTC raise if fully sold.

Near-Term Regulatory Attention Event (Agenda-Only)

The corpus contains a single agenda-style claim about a conference appearance by an SEC Chair. It provides no detail on topics, intended policy signaling, or subsequent outcomes, limiting interpretability.

  • The host promoted Blockworks' Digital Assets Summit in New York and stated that SEC Chair Paul Atkins will make his debut at a crypto conference there.

Watchlist

  • The current status and location of Satoshi Damon, including whether she is still alive, remains unconfirmed and is an active investigation item with a $1,000 reward.
  • Key unresolved questions in the Satoshi Damon story include what happened to the raised funds and what ultimately happened to the horse.
  • The motivations and due diligence of the business owner or seller who agreed to a Bitcoin-linked horse sale are identified as an important missing part of the story.
  • It is unclear whether the horse’s sellers were Bitcoin supporters or were aware they were accepting a Bitcoin-related arrangement.

Unknowns

  • What happened to the funds raised or otherwise associated with the Satoshi Damon project, and how much of the total BTC flows were spent on the horse versus other uses?
  • What is the horse’s current status and location, including whether she is still alive, and what documentation can confirm it?
  • Did refunds discussed in forums actually occur, at what scale, and under what process or criteria?
  • Which on-chain addresses and tracing methods support the '5,656 BTC' claim, and how does that reconcile to GLBSE issuance/redemption and any operational spending?
  • What are the details of the posted community contract address on SatoshiDamon.com (chain, permissions/ownership, intended function, audit status), and does it relate to any historical artifacts?

Investor overlay

Read-throughs

  • Renewed attention to an early Bitcoin denominated real world asset tokenization case could increase scrutiny and demand for verifiable provenance, audits, and reconciled fund flows in similar fractional ownership structures.
  • Community revival via restored domain, merchandise, and a posted contract address suggests potential new financial touchpoints and coordination, implying reputational and operational risk if governance, ownership, or security are unclear.
  • An agenda item featuring an SEC Chair debut at a crypto conference could heighten near term regulatory sensitivity, affecting sentiment toward crypto linked investment contracts and disclosure expectations.

What would confirm

  • Public release of reconciled accounting for BTC inflows and outflows tied to the project, including how much funded the horse versus other uses, and clear linkage to specific on-chain addresses and tracing methods.
  • Verifiable documentation of the horse status and chain of custody, including current location or ownership, and evidence supporting or refuting reported return to a breeder.
  • Clear technical and governance details for the posted contract address, including chain identification, admin keys or permissions, intended function, and an audit or third party review confirming it matches stated purposes.

What would kill

  • Independent findings that the claimed traced BTC figure cannot be reconciled to the project, or that key addresses do not relate to GLBSE issuance or operational spending as implied.
  • Credible evidence that the horse cannot be located, is confirmed deceased without proper records, or that ownership transfer documentation is inconsistent with the narrative.
  • The revived site and contract address are shown to be unrelated to historical artifacts or to enable unauthorized fund collection, undermining the legitimacy of the narrative revival effort.

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