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Re:Bitcoin-Rigging Criminal Probe Focused on Tie to Tether by gibsons77 on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @01:09PM (#18496053)
Isn't traceability a positive aspect for cryptocurrency in this case? You've got nothing to worry about if you're an honest investor, and frankly, this is one of the benefits of a pseudoanonymous crypto.
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Re:Bitcoin-Rigging Criminal Probe Focused on Tie to Tether by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @03:30PM (#18497429)
> Isn't traceability a positive aspect for cryptocurrency in this case?

Not if you have to hire a lawyer to show the Bitcoins which left a violent criminal’s wallet were transferred to you legitimately.

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Re:Bitcoin-Rigging Criminal Probe Focused on Tie to Tether by gibsons77 on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @04:02PM (#18497683)
I don't see this ever being an issue, frankly.
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Re:Bitcoin-Rigging Criminal Probe Focused on Tie to Tether by matthewbauer on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @03:44PM (#18497535)
For law enforcement, definitely
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