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Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ... by danielrpa on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @03:34PM (#26811949)
You could use also do that to embarrass/blackmail politicians or other prominent people. Imagine the threat "You either do what I want or I'll send you 1 million dollars" :)
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Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ... by cgb223 on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @04:05PM (#26812330)
What politicians accept Bitcoin as donations?
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Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ... by wyck on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @04:19PM (#26812496)
I think whole bunch of them do, Eric Swalwell accepts like 6 of them.
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Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ... by saas_sam on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @05:34PM (#26813410)
Wasn't that the one associated with a known CCP spy? https://www.axios.com/china-spy-california-politicians-9d2df...
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Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ... by roywiggins on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @05:53PM (#26813588)
More like "targeted by."
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Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ... by canadianfella on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @05:01PM (#26813029)
6 bitcoins?
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Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ... by jimmydorry on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @06:58PM (#26814158)
BTC plus five altcoins, I imagine is what he meant.
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Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ... by tamrix on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @10:39PM (#26815627)
How else do you suppose they pay for their crimes?
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Re:$7.5B In Stolen Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack has just ... by ric2b on Friday April 16, 2021 @06:35PM (#26839804)
Just tell them you're willing to donate them more than $5K and they'll figure it out.

Politicians are surprisingly cheap, as I've learned over the years from various reports.

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