A cryptocurrency dispute case that occurred in Tennessee, USA, once again sounds the alarm for digital wallet security.

The story begins as follows: the late country music legend George Jones's widow, Nancy Jones, accused local man Kirk West of stealing over $11 million worth of XRP from her Ledger hardware wallet. This should have been an open-and-shut theft case, but West counter-sued, and the situation quickly became complicated.

In his counterclaim, West denied the theft allegations, claiming that the assets came from his own "wise crypto investment decisions," and requested a division of the assets accumulated jointly by both parties. Last year, he was arrested for allegedly stealing approximately $400,000 in cash and over 5.5 million XRP. The case also involved various cryptocurrencies such as ETH, DOGE, SHIB, XLM, and others.

What is even more concerning is that although Jones successfully recovered about 5 million XRP, approximately 483,000 XRP still remain unrecovered. West's counterclaim is also full of demands, not only asking for a division of the crypto assets but also requesting a split of about $5 million in gold and silver assets and $1 million in cash, while also accusing Jones of fraud and defamation.

The key lesson from this case is clear: even the most secure hardware wallets require cautious human operation. Private key management, access permissions, daily protection—every step must be taken seriously.