Neovim Holds 10 BTC Donation Unspent Since 2019

A user on Hacker News recently drew attention to a 10‑Bitcoin donation that appeared on the Neovim website’s footer. The address, 1Evu6wPrzjsjrNPdCYbHy3HT6ry2EzXFyQ, received the donation in 2023, when 10 BTC was worth roughly $800,000. According to blockchain explorers, the last outbound transaction from this address occurred in 2019, meaning the funds have remained untouched for up to seven years.

The post, which linked to the blockchain explorer and the original Hacker News discussion, asked whether any members of the Neovim project were aware of the large sum and whether it could be directed toward the editor’s development. The author noted that the donation had been sitting in the address for a long time and expressed hope that it would be used for the benefit of the community, given the editor’s widespread daily use.

Neovim’s maintainers have yet to respond publicly to the query. The situation highlights the challenges open‑source projects face when managing large, long‑unspent cryptocurrency donations, and it underscores the importance of transparent handling of community contributions.