一份在 5 月 1 日提交的紐約訴訟尋求對 39,069 個已閒置的比特幣錢包的所有權，理由是這些錢包根據州法律符合被拋棄財產的定義。Noah Doe、ABC Company 和 XYZ Company 在一年的努力嘗試定位並聯繫錢包所有人失敗後，提出了該訴狀。此案援引《紐約州個人財產法》7-B 章，並指向據稱與早期礦工相關以及被歸因於中本聰（Satoshi Nakamoto）的地址所連結的錢包。產業人士與分析師表示，由於比特幣的所有權取決於私鑰，而私鑰無法透過法院命令轉移，因此該案面臨重大技術與法律障礙。
Case Details
The plaintiffs are seeking a declaratory judgment granting ownership of the 39,069 Bitcoin addresses and the cryptocurrency held within them. According to court documents, 42,001 wallets were originally identified. Of these, 2,932 were removed from the claim following responses during the notification process. The remaining wallets are estimated to contain approximately 3.7 million BTC worth around US$285 billion (AU$399 billion).
Methodology and Notification Process
The filing states Noah Doe used a self-developed algorithm to identify wallets considered inactive. He reported the findings to the New York Police Department and then conducted an outreach campaign lasting more than a year to attempt to locate and contact the wallet owners.
產業批評
該訴訟在加密貨幣產業內引發了批評。前 Ripple 首席技術官 David Schwartz 在 X 上嘲諷了這項主張。其他評論者則認為，比特幣的去中心化結構使法院命令式的所有權變更在實務上幾乎無法強制執行。
分析師也提出了與通知程序相關的疑慮。Timechain Index 的創辦人 Sani 以及 Castle Labs 的研究員 Noveleader 都表示，通知可能已發送至過時的地址格式，而非實際持有比特幣餘額的錢包。
