A New York judge has suspended the lawsuit over the ownership of 39,000 Bitcoin wallets, with a friend of the court hearing scheduled for July

According to The Block, New York Supreme Court Judge Kathy J. King signed an order to suspend the litigation seeking to claim ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets, with a hearing scheduled for July 14 on a key amicus brief.

The plaintiffs in the case are known as "Noah Doe" and two shell companies, seeking to claim these wallets under New York State's lost property law. Attorney Ian R. Cohen submitted an amicus brief opposing the plaintiffs' claims. He argues that the lost property law pertains to tangible items, while blockchain addresses are always visible to the world; if the original owner cannot access their assets due to a security breach, it constitutes a passive loss of access rather than a voluntary relinquishment.

Cohen emphasized that the plaintiffs do not have the private keys, and the blockchain network "structurally disregards" judicial rulings; the court's declaration cannot truly transfer ownership of the assets and may instead be used by the plaintiffs to mislead exchanges and custodians.

Previously, on May 26, it was reported that a U.S. man and two companies filed a lawsuit seeking ownership of over 39,000 dormant Bitcoin addresses.

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