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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by kenbaylor on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @06:57PM (#35548204)
Likely on this basis: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35038971.amp
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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by nwah1 on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @07:05PM (#35548299)
So, one agent was caught and convicted of theft, on an unrelated matter, and this is evidence of corruption? Wouldn't that, in fact, be evidence of a system that is successfully punishing corruption?

And since the transaction history is traceable, you cannot posit mysterious other transactions that are unaccounted for. Those would be quickly revealed.

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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by msm_ on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @07:20PM (#35548442)
Interesting twitter thread about the corruption in the Silk Road case: https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1641927617216655360

> Wouldn't that, in fact, be evidence of a system that is successfully punishing corruption?

I think that's the OP's point? The system (successfully) invested a lot of effort tot punish the corruption.

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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by cma on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @06:58PM (#35548215)
Non-amp link https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35038971
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