Re:94k Bitcoin (1B USD) transferred from unknown wallet to u...
by skizm on Monday September 09, 2019 @02:09PM
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The ledger does not record in person transactions. Theoretically, I can hand you a USB stick containing BTC and no one would know until it is sent to another wallet.
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Re:94k Bitcoin (1B USD) transferred from unknown wallet to u...
by tromp on Monday September 09, 2019 @03:18PM
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That is not a secure method of transfer. Giving someone a copy of your private keys just makes you joint owners, where either one can spend the money.
The recipient would be wise to immediately spend the coins to an address only they know, unless they have absolute trust in the giver.
As they say: not your keys, not your bitcoin...
Re:94k Bitcoin (1B USD) transferred from unknown wallet to u...
by Wheaties466 on Monday September 09, 2019 @02:30PM
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you must be joking. Only a person who has no understanding of bitcoin would accept that type of transaction.
The person "Paying" the other person could have backed up the private key and simply recovered it at a later date to send to another wallet.
Bitcoin is not gold, so don't think of it like gold.