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Re:Feds arrest couple, seize $3.6B in hacked Bitcoin funds by sbierwagen on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @07:57PM (#30267186)
In a closely related scenario, if you sell a kilogram of gold to a buyer who pays in counterfeited US currency, then the secret service will seize the $50,000 and you will not be compensated.

Doing business with criminals can bite you, even if you were not participating in a criminal enterprise.

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Re:Feds arrest couple, seize $3.6B in hacked Bitcoin funds by porknubbins on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @02:14AM (#30269864)
I don’t think thats quite the whole story though. The feds would have no obligation to make you whole but you would almost certainly have a civil cause of action vs the buyer for the full amount, if you could ever collect. So don’t do business with people who can disappear or avoid court judgements.
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