I thought it was pretty bogus for BitClub to first announce they collected an accidental 316 BTC fee, then say they would return it if the owner contacted them and "verified their identity".

Obviously they could just send the 316 BTC back to the address that sent it.

I have to admit I would have kept the coins if I had mined the block, but at least I would not be so sleazy as to make up some lie about verifying people.

Why is that bogus?


That is a bad idea.  I'm very glad they are not doing that.  There is no such thing at the protocol level as "the address that sent it", and any attempt to guess what address sent it is just that, a guess.  Guessing is a bad way to decide where to send $140,000 worth of BTC!


And you are accusing BitClub of bogus behavior?  Clearly you never developed proper morals and ethics.  Thank you for making it clear that you are not a trustworthy person and that you prefer to take advantage of the mistakes of others for your own personal benefit.


So, not only do you admit that you would take advantage of the mistakes of others for your own personal benefit, but you also make accusations of lying without any indication that the statement is a lie.

Clearly I'd never count you among a list of friends.

Danny is right on all points.

The Coindesk article also indicated that there is evidence these funds may have come from a mixer, which means it is likely they were stolen funds and the sender will not come forward. In which case there was some discussion about donating the funds or a portion thereof to a bitcoin charity. I think that's very good of Bitclub, a good precedent in general. While there would be many good recipients for such a donation, if it does turn out these were stolen bitcoins, an ironically suitable charitable contribution might involve recompensing those who've been robbed of their bitcoin (in those cases where the theft can be independently verified).

are you serious you would have kept it, knowing that it was a mistake, that is not right man, yes i can understand the temptation but to actually do it .....

well, it make sense if it came from mixer, so is this human error or something else?
any progress about this problem?
Are they have claimed or sign the address? i dont know just money laundring came to my mind for the first time

This isn't the first time and won't be the last. On every occasion a high fee mistake has occurred in the past that I can recall, if a known entity has mined the transaction - i.e. a pool - if the person who sent the transaction has come forth, the pool has returned their BTC. There is no reason to suspect bitclub would do otherwise here.

Maybe the fact that they're an organisation trying to lure money from newbies into their MLM scheme leads people to the assumption that they'd rather keep the coins instead of doing the ethical thing. Running an MLM isn't ethical in the first place.

Why would you say that just because someone has 316btc they should know how to send it correctly, we are all human and we all make mistakes from time to time, nothing will change our ways.
There was talk about implementing "insane fee check" awhile ago, was this done?

From: http://www.coindesk.com/accidental-136000-bitcoin-mining-pool/

I don't think this just a fake offer as if all will know which company have mined that block so its better they return that bitcoin back to owner for their reputation and thats why they willing to give it back. But they atleast need someone to claim that bitcoin with signing message from on of the sending address which is not hard for owner to do to get his money back. I am sure owner will do it and get his coin back, he should and bitclub should send all of those coin back for their reputation.