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Re:ZCash Will Be a Truly Anonymous Blockchain-Based Currency by ac29 on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @08:12PM (#12792915)
> Civil forfeiture is dependent on being able to "prosecute" your stuff, rather than you. So if they can't seize it, they have to go after you directly.

The US certainly has had cases prosecuting "stuff" where said stuff is cryptocurrency. See "United States v. 178.95842915 Bitcoins" [0], which appears to be a civil forfeiture case [1][2].

[0] https://www.usmarshals.gov/assets/2016/bitcoinauction/index....

[1] https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/10752506/United_Sta...

[2] https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/washin...

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Re:ZCash Will Be a Truly Anonymous Blockchain-Based Currency by livingparadox on Thursday October 27, 2016 @01:10PM (#12806988)
To prosecute your stuff, they still have to confirm its existence. You don't have to prove it doesn't exist.
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