Part of the CustodyStress archive of observed Bitcoin custody incidents
CS-00143
Physical coercion — exchange 2014
BlockedCase description
A documented 2014 case describes a user who was detained by local authorities in a country with limited rule of law and pressured to reveal their exchange login credentials. Unable to resist, the user provided the credentials and the authorities emptied the account. No legal recourse was available in the jurisdiction.
Custody context
| Stress condition | Physical coercion |
| Custody system | Exchange custody |
| Outcome | Blocked |
| Documentation | Unknown |
| Year observed | 2014 |
| Country | Unknown |
Structural dependencies observed
What this illustrates
Before anyone could access the funds, a legal process had to be completed first. Access was not recoverable.
Outcome interpretation
Access was not possible under the reported conditions.
Source
Publicly Reported
Evidence type
Forum post
Evidence link
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