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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by marksmith2996 on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @08:48PM (#35549350)
only if they're still alive
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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by 8note on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @09:16PM (#35549552)
Or if they brought their phone with them
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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by alex_young on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @09:41PM (#35549754)
In this scenario the person transacting the bitcoin murdered their counterparty but the cellphone is still intact?
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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by hedora on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @09:49PM (#35549815)
Either that, or they didn't ask the counterparty to uninstall google maps before the meeting.
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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by alex_young on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @09:55PM (#35549852)
It’s a pretty amusing crime plot in any case. If your goal is to find people to off who have money on them there are surely less complicated options.
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