Quote from: FinePoine0 on Today at 01:07:21 AM

Quote from: acrom on February 18, 2024, 01:08:13 AM

Like the title says what are the rules. If I miraculously got a private key to a wallet that had Bitcoin in it but was not mine originally then does that mean I now own the wallet like finders keepers and is there any legality issues with this in the usa,uk,canada,south america. Is this more of a morality should you or should you not.

OMG 😱
If it was that easy, Bitcoin wallets wouldn't have been around for a long time, thousands of hackers before you who thought of this idea but couldn't succeed. Your dreams will remain dreams, don't waste your time with such thoughts, no one can ever own so much money without interest. You stop thinking bad thoughts and come back to reality. One should not dream during the day.

True, that user is dreaming that even an AI or programmed software that is tasked with finding the combination key words in a wallet or seed phrase could take decades or not even be possible because there are a lot of words to be used and imagine only taking a guess; it will be really impossible, especially for a human. I don't know if that user is only saying hypothetically, but yeah, in reality, no one could get a wallet just by entering random key words or seed phrases because if yes, then it's proven that the wallet is not secured enough. That's the thing: if you want a secured and trusted wallet, make sure to use the ones that have a reputation and have been tested by many users. Because if you choose an unknown and unpopular wallet, you are putting your assets and yourself at risk, so you better choose those existing trusted wallets.