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What if the person 'stealing' the bitcoin didn't 'hack' or 'phish' the private key, but instead guessed it? There's been documented cases of coins being sent t
by semanticist 5y ago
What if the person 'stealing' the bitcoin didn't 'hack' or 'phish' the private key, but instead guessed it?
There's been documented cases of coins being sent to wallets generated with empty-string seed phrases, or people using seed phrases that are easily guessable.
If I guess your private key/seed phrase, I've not accessed any network or equipment I don't have authorisation to access, I've not tricked or defrauded anyone, what crime have I actually committed?
Certainly stealing bitcoin this way would be morally wrong, but I don't see what crime you could charge me with.