Re:Bitcoin’s ‘First Felon’ Faces More Legal Trouble
by delinka on Friday November 02, 2018 @04:13PM
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I’m hoping the contract’s execution was contingent on payment being received by you.
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Re:Bitcoin’s ‘First Felon’ Faces More Legal Trouble
by derefr on Friday November 02, 2018 @06:02PM
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It always is, at least in the US. See (the legal doctrine of) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consideration.
Specifically this part:
> Consideration cannot be illusory
A contract without consideration is void. If you promise to give someone X (that you own) if they give you Y (that they own), and you never give them X, then you don't own their Y, even if it's already in your possession.
You just (non-forcefully) stole their Y—same as if you e.g. asked to borrow someone's phone and then walked away with it.
Re:Bitcoin’s ‘First Felon’ Faces More Legal Trouble
by nathancahill on Friday November 02, 2018 @05:33PM
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If only there was a currency that allowed that..