I think it’s the other way round. Before the auditors signed off on it, they would have to satisfy the auditors the bitcoin existed (and the ex-employee had no

I think it’s the other way round. Before the auditors signed off on it, they would have to satisfy the auditors the bitcoin existed (and the ex-employee had no claim, and why the fuck did they not keep better track of their assets and …) So no, simply claiming as a company you have an extra billion is similar to me claiming Inhave an extra billion - found it last night on a hard drive not seen since 2011 actually :-)