Man in China Sentenced to 10 Years 9 Months for Memorizing 12-Word Seed Phrase, Stealing 107 BTC

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According to China's top court, a man in Shandong memorized 11 complete words of a recovery seed phrase and partially recalled the 12th word, then used the fragmented memory to unlock and steal 107 BTC from an acquaintance on June 7, according to Knews. The attacker later sold the stolen bitcoin for 660,000 yuan. A court sentenced him to 10 years and 9 months imprisonment and fined him 100,000 yuan for theft.
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