Main point: Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) asked to intervene in the Noah Doe case to defend its long-held self-custodied Bitcoin reserves. BPI argues public addresses aren’t ownership, wallets aren’t on-chain, and long-term holding is not abandonment; it filed a proposed answer, 15 defenses, and a motion to dismiss. Other parties, including John Doe 33, Digital Chamber, and a Bitcoin attorney, have also filed to oppose the plaintiff.
Foresight News 消息,Galaxy Research 研究主管 Alex Thorn 发推表示,Bitcoin Policy Institute(BPI)已于当地时间 7 月 10 日向纽约州最高法院提交申请,介入「Noah Doe」案并以被告身份参与诉讼,由 White & Case 律所代理,同时提交了拟议答辩状、15 项抗辩理由,并计划提出驳回动议。 「Noah Doe」案是一起纽约州诉讼,匿名原告援引纽约废弃财产法,试图对包括中本聪持仓在内的约 380 万枚休眠 BTC 主张法律所有权。BPI 申请介入时主张,其自托管有一批计划长期持有的比特币「储备」,与原告所定义的「废弃」资产特征完全吻合,若原告理论成立,BPI 的持仓将直接面临风险,因此具备介入资格。BPI 的核心论点为:获知一个公开地址如同获知他人账户号码,并不构成对资产的所有权;钱包本身并不存在于链上;长期持有而不出售不等于放弃,而是 hodl。 此前,该案已有多方相继介入:被告「John Doe 33」以自诉人身份出庭,主张整个诉讼不成立;数字商会(Digital Chamber)提交了法庭之友意见书,反对原告的法律主张;比特币律师 @btclawyerguy 亦提交了法庭之友意见书,下周将就「出庭令」举行听证。