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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Claims on old lost wallets by a client of Salomon Brothers
by
LoyceV
on 16/08/2025, 07:50:26 UTC
How could anything be achieved by targeting one abandoned wallet or a few abandoned wallets?
My assumption is this:
This isn't about keys, this is about claiming ownership if those coins are ever deposited into an exchange in the (far) future. I've seen enough questionable judge rulings to not be surprised if some judge in some country would go with this.
It's beyond stupid: if the coins are actually abandoned, they can't access them. But if someone moves them 20 years from now, that proves they weren't abandoned. There is no "claiming abandoned coins" in Bitcoin.