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Re:Bitcoin hits 3-year peak, nears record high on U.S. ETF a... by wmf on Friday February 24, 2017 @12:10AM (#13721191)
It seems kind of pointless to engage in crime if you can never spend the profits.
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Re:Bitcoin hits 3-year peak, nears record high on U.S. ETF a... by gozur88 on Friday February 24, 2017 @02:55AM (#13721858)
You can, but you have to spend them in bitcoins.

There might even be enough of a legitimate bitcoin economy you could mostly do it, assuming you weren't a really big time criminal. Those guys have ways to launder the profits anyway.

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