New Lawsuit Claims Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin Is “Lost Property” Worth Under $10 per Wallet

Somebody Tried to Claim $285B in Bitcoin Using a 1958 Lost Property Law

Key Takeaways: Noah Doe filed suit May 1, 2026 claiming 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets. Wallets include addresses linked to Satoshi, early miners, and the Mt. Gox hacker. Plaintiff submitted wallet addresses to NYPD as lost property to establish finders rights. Even if he wins in court he has no private keys – the Bitcoin physically cannot move. Dust notices went to wrong address format – actual Satoshi-era BTC sits elsewhere. Someone calling h…

New lawsuit claims Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin is “Lost Property” worth under $10 per wallet

A New York lawsuit is seeking to treat some of Bitcoin’s oldest dormant wallets, including addresses tied to the cryptocurrency’s creator, as lost property valued at less than $10 each. The amended complaint asks a state court to grant legal ownership of 39,069 Bitcoin addresses to a pseudonymous plaintiff identified as Noah Doe and two Wyoming entities, ABC Company, and XYZ Company. Together, the addresses hold nearly 3.8 million BTC, or about …

New York Bitcoin Lawsuit Sparks Fight Over Satoshi-Linked Wallets

A New York Bitcoin ownership lawsuit has triggered sharp legal criticism after plaintiffs sought control of 39,069 dormant wallets. The wallets reportedly hold about 3.7 million BTC, valued at nearly $286 billion. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz challenged the case and questioned its legal foundation. Bitcoin Lawsuit Targets Dormant Wallets And Satoshi-Linked BTC The lawsuit was filed by Noah Doe and two Wyoming-based companies, ABC Company a…

Anonymous Plaintiff Seeks Legal Title To $293 Billion In Dormant Bitcoin, Without Holding Any Private Keys

A pseudonymous claimant, “Noah Doe,” alongside two Wyoming LLCs, has filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court seeking recognition as the rightful owner of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin addresses containing roughly 3.8 million BTC—valued at about $293 billion.

Anonymous Plaintiff Claims $293B Bitcoin Haul, Targets Satoshi’s Dormant Wallets in NY Court Case

Timechaininde founder Sani first posted the news on X, drawing attention to a quietly filed New York Supreme Court case in which three anonymous …

Someone is trying to use lost property 'finder' laws to gain legal ownership of 39,069 Bitcoin wallets, with just one of them being worth nearly $6,000,000,000

The list includes the infamous wallet with Mt. Gox stolen funds.