Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ...
by horsawlarway on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @03:34PM
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The simplest answer is that returning it isn't free.
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by Ekaros on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @03:49PM
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Also there is a good question is there some limit or ratio of tainted coins that would be considered non incriminating. Or if there isn't would single satoshi taint all coins? If there were wouldn't dilution of funds be possible? That is wash them by sending to wallets with enough funds...
Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ...
by furyofantares on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @03:51PM
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Ok so use it to pay the fee, returning the rest.
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by noxer on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @04:11PM
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You just washed part of the BTCs which is now owned by the miner.
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by tristanj on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @04:30PM
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That's assuming a BTC miner even agrees to process the transaction. Why would a BTC miner want to deal with the headache of tainted bitcoins? It's such a problem that Marathon Digital Holdings, a major bitcoin miner, has stated they will refuse to process transactions from tainted addresses. In the near future, I expect more mining pools to do the same.