A question for the philosophers
My belief is if you have the keys, you are the rightful owner, even if you hacked them or derived them with a quantum computer - since this is how Bitcoin fundamentally works
If they are truly lost would this not be considered a finders fee or right to salvage in cyberspace?
Discussion
the only way to recognize the property of a utxo is signin and broadcastin, so destroing the property itsel. You "own" for an istant, when block with your tx is confirmed is propagating.