I think we now know the wisdom of sending money to a French guy who lives in Japan.

One thing to remember in all this: Bernie Madoff was honest and trustworthy for the first 55 years of his life.

Considering the warning signs it is pretty amazing so many people lost their money. The withdrawal limits on Mt. Cox were a glaring red flag. Legitimate organizations don't have "withdrawal limits". What if you went to your bank and they said, sorry you can only withdraw $1000 this week. When you see a withdrawal limit that is usually the precursor to coming back "next week" and finding a lock on the door.

Then, of course, there was that $45,000 he stole from that Russian guy named Baron because he thought Baron might be a crook since he had a lot of money and he was Russian. That makes sense, my client might be a criminal so I think it is ok for me to steal his money. Nice logic.

Yeah, I have a gold eagle made from gold stolen by the Japanese when they looted Thailand and melted down all the Buddhas, so I guess it is ok to seize all my money. Here you go Mark, you can have my gold eagle, because, gee it was made from stolen gold and therefore it belongs to you until I send a scan of my passport.

I think it should be pretty obvious that sooner or later ALL bitcoins will have been "stolen" at some point.

Guess who the biggest thief of all is.