Former FBI Director Said Blockchain Is Easier to Trace Than Paper Money

Re:Former FBI Director Said Blockchain Is Easier to Trace Th... by breck on Monday October 17, 2022 @10:30AM (#33233986)

This is really concerning. How are people going to use blockchain to do nefarious things if it's easier to track?

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Re:Former FBI Director Said Blockchain Is Easier to Trace Th... by seanw444 on Monday October 17, 2022 @10:46AM (#33234203)

How are people going to do moral things against an immoral enforcer when the enforcer becomes immoral, if we assume all are too immoral to have the right to privacy?

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Re:Former FBI Director Said Blockchain Is Easier to Trace Th... by username_exists on Monday October 17, 2022 @12:56PM (#33236363)

Wish I could upvote this twice

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Re:Former FBI Director Said Blockchain Is Easier to Trace Th... by TomSwirly on Monday October 17, 2022 @01:51PM (#33237283)

Let me get this straight.

Because some people are corrupt, you feel no law should apply to you or anyone?

Or... really, I can't come up with any sensible interpretation of what you wrote other than that.

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Re:Former FBI Director Said Blockchain Is Easier to Trace Th... by seanw444 on Monday October 17, 2022 @05:47PM (#33239949)

> right to privacy is good

> oh so you think you're above the law now?

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Re:Former FBI Director Said Blockchain Is Easier to Trace Th... by rabuse on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:05AM (#33234492)

That's what "Coin Mixers" would do in the past, but the good one's stopped operating.

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