Re:The 2-Maxsat Problem Can Be Solved in Polynomial Time
by tromp on Thursday April 27, 2023 @11:49AM
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> cryptocurrency theft is a crime
If you know the private key, then you own the coins.
At least that's the whole basis that crypto currency is founded on...
Re:The 2-Maxsat Problem Can Be Solved in Polynomial Time
by remram on Thursday April 27, 2023 @12:21PM
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That's just not how keys work. If someone finds the key to my house and uses it to open the door and take something, it's still theft.
Re:The 2-Maxsat Problem Can Be Solved in Polynomial Time
by xorvoid on Thursday April 27, 2023 @12:03PM
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Except most legal systems don’t see it that way. When you say this, they hear “if you have a copy of the key to a house/car/etc, then you also own it”. Cryptocurrency theft is a crime by the basic definitions of the legal system.
(I'm leaving aside the fact that cryptocurrency theft is a crime that most people would be disinclined to commit, as well as the extraordinarily high likelihood that this proof is incorrect.)