Definitely an extraordinary sentence, 3.5 years for the theft of just over $10,000? That sounds way of whack to me, they must be trying to make an example of him to send a chilling message anybody else.
Others may decide to copy what he did that's why they sentence him longer than those much worse crimes they have. This definitely is a message to anybody who may want to think of illegal ways to mine bitcoin. Three and a half years in prison is just too much for me though.
It sucks that we live in a world where rapists and murders can get the same or shorter sentences that somebody who stole a paltry $10,000. I understand that what he did was wrong, but the sentence is excessive and does not represent fair justice.
Definitely. I know that what he did was wrong and shouldn't be done but still a punishment of that much is excessive. I am curious though as to where is the bitcoin that mined now.