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Re:Top Bitcoin dev gets owned by SilasX on Sunday January 01, 2023 @04:34PM (#34211208)
Gavin Andresen, a lead Bitcoin developer, sent me a 10 BTC donation ($3000 at the time) when he meant to send $10 worth of BTC.

Yes, I refunded.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14720921

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Re:Top Bitcoin dev gets owned by hgsgm on Sunday January 01, 2023 @05:33PM (#34211785)
Great example of how "Bitcoin is trustless" means "Bitcoin only works is the trust is provided externally".
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Re:Top Bitcoin dev gets owned by 323 on Sunday January 01, 2023 @06:42PM (#34212424)
It's not just Goodness of heart. This case can fall under existing laws. You are not allowed to keep obvious transfer mistakes like these.
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Re:Top Bitcoin dev gets owned by ipython on Sunday January 01, 2023 @08:29PM (#34213163)
Who would enforce this? The Bitcoin police?
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Re:Top Bitcoin dev gets owned by hgsgm on Sunday January 01, 2023 @09:12PM (#34213429)
Right, that's "trust" being provided by the legal climate.
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Re:Top Bitcoin dev gets owned by adql on Monday January 02, 2023 @11:34AM (#34219854)
Yeah in banking law, there is no bitcoin bank...
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