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Re:Terrorists Turn to Bitcoin for Funding, and They’re Learn... by Maxion on Monday August 19, 2019 @04:05AM (#20735845)
You can't spend crypto directly on many things, most need fiat. Currently on ramps and off ramps are still used and can be used to identify suspects.
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Re:Terrorists Turn to Bitcoin for Funding, and They’re Learn... by luckylion on Monday August 19, 2019 @05:46AM (#20736305)
That gets very hard very quickly if you're involving something like monero and are happy to pay some fees and don't require giant amounts in one transaction.
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