Re: Is stealing Bitcoin illegal?

Let's say I generate a new address and by some miracle it has Bitcoin already in it belonging to somebody else. Is it legal to just take it? I understand those odds are very low, no need to lecture me, I'm just interested.

Yeah that is illegal becouse there is must be someone own that bitcoin. You should not take it. You have to generate another adress to save your ouwn bitcoin. Dont act like criminal it is doesnt good.

i agree with you that its illegal to steal bitcoin from other person and we can not use other people bitcoin and i also think that if someone steal other bitcoin they will be criminal and i think they can be punish after happen it.

Stealing bitcoins is no difference than stealing the fiat and both are illegal and also against the law. But the only difference is that if you steal bitcoins, there are very less chances that you will be caught as bitcoin is anonymous.

Yeah that is correct. Stealling anything is always illegal. Event just crypto currency like bitcoin. I think you shoukd be do not think to take it, just leave it and generate new bitcoin address again. although you will never caught but it is for keep your heart stay pure and holy.