On: U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked to Silk Road

[shiftpgdn]

I thought there was a constitutional ruling that you can not be compelled to remember passwords. Couldn't you just say "I forgot the key?"

[SideQuark → shiftpgdn]

States and even Federal courts have ruled in different directions, so this currently depends on where you are charged.

Some cases have put people in jail a long time for contempt when they refused to hand over passwords.

https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2020/07/01/L...

[Traster → shiftpgdn]

You could say it, but that doesn't make it compelling testimomy.