ME News reports that on October 25 (UTC+8), Galaxy Research published a post revealing Bitcoin “garbled inscriptions,” noting that over the past three weeks, approximately 40 inscriptions composed of random letters have appeared daily on the Bitcoin network. These appear to be encrypted text but are not actual cryptographic messages. Galaxy Research analyzed 562 such texts and found that the frequency of each of the 26 English letters ranged between 3.6% and 4.2%, significantly differing from the typical letter distribution in normal English text. On-chain transaction behavior also exhibits clear automation characteristics: related transactions typically include one input, a new change address, and an OP_RETURN data output; subsequent transactions continue spending the change from the prior transaction, forming a chain of consecutive transactions, with the longest chain reaching 86 transactions.
Galaxy Research refers to the actor as the "Babel Scribe," suggesting it is more likely testing data publication tools on the Bitcoin mainnet than attempting to transmit hidden messages. The on-chain transaction structure, repeated use of change addresses, and regular timing of releases all indicate the characteristics of automated scripts. Related activities include testing with text, random words in various languages, binary data, and later the U.S. Declaration of Independence. An estimated 3.33 million satoshis have been transferred to this project, with approximately 24% used to pay miner fees, while the remaining funds are still held in the associated addresses. Researchers recommend not interpreting this noise as concealed information. (Source: PANews)
Galaxy Research Reveals Bitcoin's 'Gibberish Inscriptions' Are Likely Script Tests
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Bitcoin breaking news: Galaxy Research has analyzed Bitcoin’s recurring “gibberish inscriptions” appearing weekly on-chain. The team found that the random-letter entries are not encrypted messages but likely automated script tests. Over 562 inscriptions were reviewed, revealing uniform letter frequency and automated transaction patterns. The project, called “Babel Scribe,” includes multilingual words, binary data, and even the U.S. Declaration of Independence. It has moved 3.33 million satoshis, with 24% spent as miner fees. Bitcoin news outlets are closely tracking the activity.
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