Lawsuit claims 3.8M BTC via NYPD lost property filings

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Someone built an algorithm to find inactive Bitcoin wallets, reported them to the NYPD as "lost property" - and is now suing to own them. 39,069 wallets. ~3.8M BTC. $286 billion. No private keys. Just a court order. The most audacious Bitcoin lawsuit in history.

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Lawsuit claims 3.8M BTC via NYPD lost property filings

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lol, that feels like it could be the plot of a Better Call Saul episode
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I know right? Stranger than fiction