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by dzmien 2046 days ago
Maybe the private keys were behind an encryption scheme that took roughly seven years to be cracked with brute force. I can't say I envy the owner(s) of these coins. Maybe a billion dollars worth of closely watched bitcoins it is a good problem though. Who knows? I certainly don't.
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How envious could one be if one can't easily liquidate the said funds?