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A New York court has stayed the Noah Doe lawsuit on June 5, preventing default judgment against 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets containing approximately 3.8 million BTC ($234 billion). An amicus brief challenges whether New York's lost-and-found statute legally applies to cryptocurrency addresses, with a critical hearing scheduled for July 14.
Charles Hoskinson criticized a Wyoming LLC lawsuit attempting to claim ownership of 3.8 million dormant Bitcoin, arguing the legal theory undermines self-custody rights and poses systemic risks to cryptocurrency ownership. The case highlights growing legal threats to Bitcoin holders and challenges foundational principles of decentralized asset control.
An anonymous lawyer using the pseudonym 'Noah Doe' is claiming that tens of thousands of dormant Bitcoin wallets belonging to anonymous owners, including those potentially linked to Satoshi Nakamoto, constitute 'lost property.' The lawyer is reportedly pressuring the individual who claims to have identified Satoshi to reveal their identity and cease activity related to these dormant assets.
Virginia has enacted legislation requiring unclaimed cryptocurrency assets held in customer accounts to be transferred to state custody and held in-kind for a minimum of one year. This marks a significant regulatory development in how U.S. states handle dormant digital assets, treating crypto similarly to traditional unclaimed property while preserving its native form rather than converting it to fiat.
