News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked to Silk Road. Parent comment

Re:U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked... by superhuzza on Thursday November 05, 2020 @02:19PM (#25001045)
>They're called bank accounts, and you can access them

In lots of countries this is not guaranteed. Most recent example is Venezuela, central authorities imposed limited withdrawals.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked... by gamblor956 on Thursday November 05, 2020 @02:53PM (#25001340)
The same is true of cryptocurrency. Try accessing it without power and internet.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked... by jjones2 on Thursday November 05, 2020 @03:41PM (#25001752)
You can obtain you Bitcoin with a portable power generator and satellite dish if you are on the move or cannot access conventional utilities.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked... by sfifs on Thursday November 05, 2020 @08:55PM (#25004123)
Sure but to get satellite internet, you need to provide some id to the satellite internet company and they can probably track you back.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked... by jjones2 on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @02:52PM (#25050886)
You don't need any type of accounts is the beauty, I don't want to take time digging up the details but I'm sure if you search it you will find the service.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked... by superhuzza on Thursday November 05, 2020 @03:38PM (#25001724)
Fair point!
[ Parent | on HN ]