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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by paulpauper on Thursday April 13, 2023 @12:11AM (#35550853)
It is not about obscuring the trail. It makes it harder to establish probable cause he orchestrated the fraud.
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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by NotYourLawyer on Thursday April 13, 2023 @08:53AM (#35554637)
That doesn’t wash. Once the feds know who he is, he’s 99% of the way to fucked.
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