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Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ... by miohtama on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @04:22PM (#26812526)
> if you receive BTC from one of these addresses as payment for something, do you refuse it?

It's a crime to spend money you do not own. Like if you would find 500k in paper bills in your car. There is no source of funds it would be your legal asset. You hand it over to police.

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Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ... by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @06:09PM (#26813731)
Finding money and using miney that your know is stolen are totally different situations.

'finding' is ofcourse situational, but abandoned property can be 'found' and claimed

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Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ... by miohtama on Thursday April 15, 2021 @04:43PM (#26825888)
It is not. If you find something that does bot belong to you it does not become your property. Only in special circumstances you can claim it as your own.
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