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btcschellingpt | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Further, it’s an anachronism to imply someone else can custody your bitcoin at all

Control of the keys literally IS ownership, and the converse is true.

You own bitcoin, OR

You have an IOU account with someone who owns some bitcoin
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Râu Cao ⚡ | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 So when you leave your car in a garage in the city, based on the contract you have with the owner of the garage (usually via T&C), you don't own your car anymore?

Ownership is not the same as possession. You don't possess those coins, but you may legally own them. The contract may specify that the coins cannot be rehypothecated for example, so it's pretty much the same as your parked car. In both cases, your property may not be returned, but in both cases you may be OK with leaving a small part of your net worth with someone else for convenience and efficiency.
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btcschellingpt | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I suspect you understand the fundamental difference between physical and digital assets and the intersection that domestic property rights/legislation plays in that

Starting point is that possession is 9/10th’s of the law .. that would be true with your car analogy but I’d suggest that with bitcoin it is 10/10ths