Quote from: DannyHamilton on September 04, 2012, 11:22:56 PM

Quote from: whitslack on September 04, 2012, 11:12:46 PM

So is it now on me to remember to check Bitfloor.com or this thread a month, two months, three months from now to see if there's been unveiled a way for me to reclaim the part of my property that wasn't stolen?

Good question. Here's two for you. If it turns out that the only way for anyone to regain any of their property, Bitcoin or USD, is to file a petition with the court, will you bother to do so? How many will?

I already assume my BTC is irrecoverable, and I won't seek to take the property of others to make up for my loss. However, I did have a few hundred USD at Bitfloor, and I would consider that my property, and I would like it returned. Now, legally, I am aware that pooled accounts have some disadvantages in bankruptcy situations. Although I personally believe my entire USD balance should be returned to me, I recognize that a court may decide to lump all customer deposits, both USD and BTC, in one large pot and then pay out the unstolen USD proportionally. Since I had more value in BTC at Bitfloor than I had in USD, that latter scenario ~~would~~ could actually be better for me financially, but I still think it's less morally sound than the strict, allocated treatment. But my views on morality have no bearing on what a judge will say. I will attempt to recover my USD balance, and if the judge wants to pay me a fraction of my USD balance but also compensate me a fraction of my BTC balance, I suppose I would take that deal.