Re:Feds arrest couple, seize $3.6B in hacked Bitcoin funds
by judge2020 on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @05:52PM
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But are there any exchanges that swap btc for monero or eth that don’t have KYC requirements? Seems like it’d need to be off-chain somewhat, unlike uniswap.
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Re:Feds arrest couple, seize $3.6B in hacked Bitcoin funds
by deutschewelle on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @10:24AM
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Not unless those actors running those non-KYC exchanges are well hidden away from US extradition. Anybody who doesn't have KYC requirements in this space are risking serious prison time. People don't know it yet but the guys running Tether are going to go away for a long time. What they are doing is far worse than Liberty Reserve and Arthur still has 16 year left in his sentencing.
Morgan and Ilya appear to be the original hackers as well so on top of the money laundering sentencing which is around 10~20 years, they now have to deal with the hacking charge which appears to be a separate trial.
Morgan and Ilya aren't the only ones involved and the rest of the guys will eventually appear on DOJ website.
Re:Feds arrest couple, seize $3.6B in hacked Bitcoin funds
by hkt on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @06:09PM
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There are decentralised exchanges like bisq: https://bisq.wiki/Main_Page
Presumably, this would do the trick.
Re:Feds arrest couple, seize $3.6B in hacked Bitcoin funds
by josefx on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @12:44AM
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As far as I understand buyer and seller still have exchange information for the transaction to happen. The moment the buyer tries to use the stolen bitcoin he will have the police knocking on his door to find out where he got them from. The seller basically ends up completely at the mercy of the buyers security, with the added bonus that bisq doesn't enforce a completed transaction, so the buyer might just disappear once the goods changed hands without ever paying.
Re:Feds arrest couple, seize $3.6B in hacked Bitcoin funds
by easrng on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @06:08PM
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There are atomic swaps between BTC and XMR at least (see https://unstoppableswap.net/) but for centralized exchanges check kycnot.me
Re:Feds arrest couple, seize $3.6B in hacked Bitcoin funds
by jacoblambda on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @09:15PM
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There are plenty that'd swap bitcoin (BTC) for litecoin (LTC) without KYC despite the fact that LTC can now do private transactions via MWEB. As networks integrate private Tx support, breaking the visible chain is going to be getting easier and easier.