Will Noah Doe’s Satoshi BTC claim ‘disrupt entire industries’? Defendants say…
Noah Doe, along with two other pseudonymous plaintiffs, is suing in New York to claim legal ownership of 39,069 allegedly abandoned and dormant Bitcoin wallets, containing approximately 3.8 million BTC. Their argument hinges on posting abandonment notices via the Bitcoin blockchain and deeming wallets inactive after a 90-day non-response period as abandoned property.
Defendants, including the listed wallet addresses, are seeking to dismiss the case. They argue that inactivity alone does not prove abandonment, as long-term holding is common, and that Noah Doe cannot be a legitimate "finder" without possessing the private keys. They warn a ruling for the plaintiffs would disrupt digital asset industries and undermine property rights. The argument was complicated when one of the named "dormant" wallets, linked to Satoshi and holding 35.55 BTC since 2011, recently moved 15 BTC, demonstrating active control.
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