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comment by rezzeJ
rezzeJ  ·  2572 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: $300m in cryptocurrency accidentally stolen and lost forever due to bug

Well, if we're arguing definitions, technically it could be said that the user who triggered the bug 'accidentally stole' the wallets at one point. Even if no-one has them after everything transpired.

And something lost doesn't necessarily mean you don't know where it is. If I kick a ball in to a lake by accident I could say: "I lost the ball in the lake." Though I can clearly see it it in the lake, in this case 'lost' means no longer possessed.

I get your point though, it could have a clearer title. Interestingly, they've now removed "stolen" from the title on the original page.