0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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There is a treasure trove of tokens sent to address(0) to "burn" under the assumption that no one has the private key. and no one ever will.

In a manner of speaking, I would classify it as a very large open bounty. It's like a pinata for mathematicians and quantum computers.

Hope it helps.

Answer from Rob Hitchens on Stack Exchange
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Etherscan
etherscan.io › address › 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Null: 0x000...000 | Address: 0x00000000...000000000 | Etherscan
0 ETH · -NA- -NA- Loading... Loading · Loading... Loading · Loading... Loading · Loading... Loading · Loading... Loading · Loading... Loading · Loading... Loading · Latest 2 uncles mined · Loading... Loading · Loading... Loading · Multichain Portfolio · 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ·
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Arbitrum One
arbiscan.io › address › 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Null: 0x000…000 | Address: 0x00000000...000000000 | Arbitrum One
ETH Price: $2,044.05 (+5.82%) Gas: ... · 99+unread messages · This address is commonly used by projects to burn tokens (reducing total supply) or mint tokens (increasing total supply)....
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erc 20 - 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 address behaviour - Ethereum Stack Exchange
I have a question about the possibly strange behaviours of address: 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 We know that: ETH + ERC20 tokens sent there are burnt Upon creation of a new smart co... More on ethereum.stackexchange.com
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Is 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 a "burn address"?
No the correct burner address is: 0x7C291eB2D2Ec9A35dba0e2C395c5928cd7d90e51 This is where you send all the funds you do not want More on reddit.com
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wallets - If someone found a private key to 0x0, would they be able to access all the tokens (over one billion dollars worth) stored there? - Ethereum Stack Exchange
Even if we lived in a hypothetical ... for the 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 address, also known as the null address or "zero address", then to answer the question, it's more of a hypothetical "no" than a hypothetical "yes" because there's no way to validate the private key for any sort of transaction being broadcast to the network since the null address doesn't technically have a public key (or an associated eth_accounts) ... More on ethereum.stackexchange.com
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Warn users who enter a "To" address of 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 in the "Send Ether" page
This is correct since it's a proof-of-burn account and normally sending to 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 is used as a mechanism to verifiably burn/destroy Ether or tokens on the assumption that noone has the private key for that address. More on github.com
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Etherscan
ropsten.etherscan.io › address › 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Address 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | Etherscan
The Address 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 page allows users to view transactions, balances, token holdings and transfers of ERC-20, ERC-721 and ERC-1155 (NFT) tokens, and analytics.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/ethereum › is 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 a "burn address"?
r/ethereum on Reddit: Is 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 a "burn address"?
July 26, 2018 -

I see that https://etherscan.io/address/0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 owns almost $3 billion in tokens plus $3.5 million ETH.

Is this a burn address? I know in Bitcoin that one can send BTC to an address where no-one knows the private key. Is the same true in Ethereum? If someone wanted to prove that they had "destroyed" a token could they send it to the above-referenced address?

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basescan.org › address › 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Null: 0x000...000 | Address: 0x00000000...000000000 | BaseScan
This address is not owned by any user, is often associated with token burn & mint/genesis events and used as a generic null address ... Could not find any matches! ... Etherscan ($58,086,374,154) Gnossiscan ($1,234,355,743) BscScan ($166,552,153) ...
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Medium
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Mastering Addresses In Ethereum
June 1, 2023 - Zero Address The zero address, also known as the null address or the zero account, refers to the Ethereum address: 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 · It is a special address in the Ethereum ecosystem that is hard-coded to have the ...
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PolygonScan
polygonscan.com › address › 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Address: 0x00000000...000000000 | PolygonScan
0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 · $51,611,161,325.60 · 680,669,674,515.637569 · HAY 92.74% XDAI 2.40% UNI-V2 2.16% Others 2.70% Display all chains • · Last updated: 1 min ago · Ethereum (305) $49,553,215,644 (96%) Gnosis (3) $1,236,960,627 (2%) Base (11) $525,462,333 (1%) BNB Chain (113) $153,503,653 (<1%) Berachain (2) $104,993,545 (<1%) HyperEVM (3) $15,831,363 (<1%) Sonic (2) $12,432,011 (<1%) Mantle (1) $4,461,545 (<1%) Polygon (10) $883,094 (<1%) Arbitrum One (12) $882,321 (<1%) Moonriver (2) $855,575 (<1%) Optimism (8) $790,683 (<1%) Avax C-Chain (8) $788,768 (<1%) Line
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Etherscan
etherscan.io › address › 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Null: 0x000...000 (0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000) | Address 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | Etherscan
... 100s of games, generous bonuses, 20+ years of trusted gaming. Join CryptoWins & start winning today! This address is not owned by any user, is often associated with token burn & mint/genesis events and used as a generic null address
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TradingView
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What is the Ethereum (ETH) burn address — TradingView News
May 18, 2024 - Ethereum burn address, explained The Ethereum burn address is a unique element within the Ethereum blockchain, specifically designed to permanently remove Ether tokens from circulation.
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GitHub
github.com › openethereum › fether › issues › 248
Warn users who enter a "To" address of 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 in the "Send Ether" page · Issue #248 · openethereum/fether
November 10, 2018 - 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 is a valid Ethereum address and the "Address" input field currently considers it valid. This is correct since it's a proof-of-burn account and normally sending to 0x00000000000000000000000000000...
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Etherscan
mega.etherscan.io › address › 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Address: 0x00000000...000000000 | MegaETH
ETH Price: $2,334.36 (-0.66%) Gas: 0.001 Gwei · Light · Dim · Dark · MegaETH Mainnet · MegaETH Testnet · 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 · API · Token Approvals Beta Check Previous Balance · Update Name Tag or Label · Report/Flag Address ·
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OP Goerli Explorer
goerli-optimism.etherscan.io › address › 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Address 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | OP Goerli
The Address 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 page allows users to view transactions, balances, token holdings and transfers of both ERC-20 and ERC-721 (NFT) tokens, and analytics.
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Blockscout
eth-holesky.blockscout.com › address › 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Holesky address details for 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | Blockscout
View the account balance, transactions, and other data for 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 on the Holesky Explorer