I am saying I know I made a mistake and if they truly caught those who are responsible, then I don't see why they won't be able to get access to the stolen funds. My eth is in that collection of stolen funds. I'd rather prove it's mine and have the government return it to me vs them auctioning it off.
I understand what you are saying, and I'm sorry you are in this situation. But I can also see that because you acted outside of the reach of the legal system then there is less chance of it being able to help you.
Sorry if I'm being heartless here but I'd also argue that the funds were not stolen, they were given in a system that provides almost no legal recourse.
Cryptocurrency is not outside of the reach of the legal system.
"the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ... ordered Trendon Shavers to pay more than $40 million in disgorgement and prejudgment interest, and a civil penalty of $150,000 related to [Bitcoin scam] BCS&T." https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/texas-man-sentenced-ope...
Right, when the person is identifiable and within that jurisdiction. I'm saying that if I pay X bitcoin to someone on the internet for a service I have less change of recourse within the law if I don't get that service (in this case a back payment of x*2). If it was a normal digital/creditcard/whatever transaction it'd be easier to reverse and deal with.
