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Re:DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin sta... by lancemurdock on Saturday May 15, 2021 @12:11PM (#27166465)
A talking point to the dangers of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency is that it can be hard to trace bad actors using the network to launder money. The comment I replied too was stating "debunks another favourite talking point of the crypto people that it secures your money from government access."

Both of those seem pretty hard to be true at the same time

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Re:DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin sta... by zepto on Saturday May 15, 2021 @12:26PM (#27166591)
> Both of those seem pretty hard to be true at the same time

That’s what doesn’t seem to follow.

Cash, for example is hard to trace if the serial numbers haven’t already been recorded, and good for money laundering, for example, but it doesn’t secure your money from government access if the government puts resources into it.

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