On: FBI struggles to seize 600,000 Bitcoins from alleg...

[the_watcher]

How can the FBI "seize" his wallet as if it were a safe? Isn't the point of Bitcoin that it is digital, hence he would be able to access it if he could get to a computer? Or is there a way to physically control the wallet so that it can't be accessed elsewhere?

[debacle → the_watcher]

They seized a copy of his wallet that they don't have the key for.

If he has a copy and they can't get the keys, this seizure is meaningless. If he doesn't have a copy, or they can get the keys, the story changes.