Initially it was worth "only" 600K, I think he might've gotten away with it if he cashed out at that point.
I wonder if the clock resets if he converted it to real money after those five years, I mean selling stolen goods is a separate crime from stealing, isn't it?
I think the best thing he could've done is to move to a country without an extradition policy with the US. Then of course comes the challenge of cashing out BTC that's been marked as stolen, but I'm sure there's ways and means. But for 3.2 billion, someone can live like a king for the rest of their life. It's just that because it's marked, they won't ever be able to go home or go where they want.
It sounds like one of those "will you press the button" catch-22's.
I wonder if the clock resets if he converted it to real money after those five years, I mean selling stolen goods is a separate crime from stealing, isn't it?
I think the best thing he could've done is to move to a country without an extradition policy with the US. Then of course comes the challenge of cashing out BTC that's been marked as stolen, but I'm sure there's ways and means. But for 3.2 billion, someone can live like a king for the rest of their life. It's just that because it's marked, they won't ever be able to go home or go where they want.
It sounds like one of those "will you press the button" catch-22's.