Guarding one's own private key and stealing from oneself is judged more harshly than stealing gold, but is exchanging 900k for 12 years really worth it?

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Fuzhou Procuratorate in China has filed a public prosecution against the case of illegal profit from Bitcoin theft, with the defendant sentenced to twelve years and seven months in prison.
Fuzhou City Cangshan District Procuratorate in Fujian Province filed a public prosecution against a Bitcoin theft case.
The defendant, Lin, stole Wang's wallet key, took 4 Bitcoins for himself, illegally profiting about 900k yuan, resulting in embezzlement.
The court sentenced Lin to 12 years and 7 months in prison and a fine of 300k yuan;
The appeal was rejected, and the original verdict was upheld.
The prosecution emphasized that, although not legal tender, Bitcoin has management, transfer, and value characteristics, and is considered a property crime object.
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