Bigcoin Denies Bigtoshi Affiliation, Updates Merge Mining Status

Bigcoin (bigcoinmining) issued a statement on July 10 clarifying it has no affiliation with Bigtoshi, the original pseudonymous founder of the project. The team emphasized that all future official updates will be shared exclusively through this account.

According to the statement, when Bigcoin took over development, it inherited a struggling project and focused on transforming it into a sustainable token launchpad through Merge Mining. Key features included sniper-protected launches, token-switching for miners, and a vetted partner platform.

Merge Mining was completed on October 21, 2025, after substantial smart contract development and multiple audits by a top security firm. However, market conditions on the Abstract chain deteriorated significantly, making it difficult to execute the vision. Bigcoin even offered a 10,000 referral bounty to attract quality teams, but the continuing market weakness stalled progress.

The team converted cosmetic items and miners into NFTs and launched several collaboration seasons to sustain community engagement during development. They are now evaluating the best path forward and remain focused on the Merge Mining launchpad model.

Bigcoin concluded by urging the community to disregard any announcements outside the bigcoinmining account to avoid confusion.