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Re: What would you do if you found others' keys?
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btc123thatthere
on 05/01/2023, 14:37:59 UTC
What would you do if you managed to come across someone else's private key and it's worth an amount that most people would 'prefer not to lose', assuming you have no [idea who it belongs] to or [location clues]? Eg. Sweeping through common books' text for BIP39-based keys.

I suppose you could send a dollar's worth to a different address and hopefully they'd get the hint.

Is there a particular amount of money that some people would actually prefer to lose? I don’t know about you, but I would prefer not to lose any of my money.
Since we’re all assuming, I’ll assume you’re not asking if it’s okay to steal someone’s coins just cause you happen to come across it.

Yes; they'd not want to lose it.
Yes; you'd not want to steal it, but would feel awkward having discovered that their valuable key isn't safe.