Re:Zcash, an untraceable Bitcoin alternative, launches in alpha
by Retric on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @07:08AM
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There a lot of cases where Bitcoin transsctions are traced back to some crime. The justice system does not make a big deal about this as educating criminals only makes there job harder.
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Re:Zcash, an untraceable Bitcoin alternative, launches in alpha
by wyager on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @03:42PM
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Evidence? In which cases was tracing Bitcoin transactions used?
Re:Zcash, an untraceable Bitcoin alternative, launches in alpha
by msgilligan on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @08:38PM
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I'm not sure how much (if any) of the investigation into the Carl Force and Shaun Bridges cases used Bitcoin transaction data, but I suspect it played some role:
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-silk-road-task-force-ag...