Part of the CustodyStress archive of observed Bitcoin custody incidents
CS-00987
Physical coercion — hardware wallet (2022)
BlockedCase description
A 2022 incident recorded in Jameson Lopp's physical bitcoin attacks database involved a crypto holder in the Netherlands who was followed home from a Bitcoin ATM and threatened at his front door, forced to transfer funds under duress. The Netherlands had seen multiple such incidents since 2020, with perpetrators identifying targets through ATM surveillance and social media. Dutch police issued public warnings in 2022 about the increase in crypto-targeted street crime.
Custody context
| Stress condition | Physical coercion |
| Custody system | Hardware wallet (single key) |
| Outcome | Blocked |
| Documentation | Unknown |
| Year observed | 2022 |
| Country | Netherlands |
Structural dependencies observed
What this illustrates
Access required in-person verification that couldn't be arranged under the circumstances. Access was not recoverable.
Outcome interpretation
Access was not possible under the reported conditions.
Source
Publicly Reported
Evidence type
News article
Evidence link
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