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> you have to show that you don't have possession of the bitcoins How exactly do you prove you don't possess something?
by tlrobinson 13y ago
> you have to show that you don't have possession of the bitcoins
How exactly do you prove you don't possess something?
- andrewfong 13y agoMore accurately, you have to refute the evidence that's already been produced that you do possess something. For example, if someone says "I paid tlrobinson 2 bitcoins for mowing my lawn on Sunday," you could produce evidence that you were on a business trip on Sunday and therefore couldn't be the same tlrobinson referenced in the previous statement. Or argue that the person making that statement is a liar. Or point out that 2 bitcoins is an absurd amount to pay for mowing a lawn. Etc.
- dllthomas 13y agoThis isn't really any more of an issue with bitcoin than with Caymans accounts. It already leads to some messiness, but it doesn't stop them from throwing people in jail.