Better replace forcing with motivation. It a perfect instrument to make someone do something. For kids, forcing = resisting. It will end with you being more pissed of and angry, but the kid will still win And don rush on teaching kids investing. They learn better if they can be involved or get any experience.

Why does topic is about a kid, when there is an adult who has committed a crime. Dont blame Bitcoin, crypto, blame parents who did not teach that stealing is bad. What are we even discussing? Let this "kid" have a punishment and that is it. Other get in jail for shoplifting, this "kid" committed same crime but used crypto as an instrument. What do we expect? Give him discount that his is "a kid", young and stupid? He had access to all libraries, could have read before what is allowed and what is not, before committing a crime.