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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by senectus1 on Thursday April 13, 2023 @12:57AM (#35551131)
yeah but zcash and monero are not bitcoin. and again, your transaction and back into bitcoin are completely open and trackable by anyone.
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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by dist1ll on Thursday April 13, 2023 @01:28AM (#35551352)
Sure, but that's due to Bitcoins implementation. There's nothing inherent to "open" ledgers that prevent them from providing anonymity.

My point is: dunk on Bitcoin all you want. Just don't drag the general idea of permissionless, open ledgers into this mud fight.

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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by senectus1 on Thursday April 13, 2023 @01:39AM (#35551436)
I haven't dunked on bitcoin once. nor have i ever mentioned "permissionless"

Bitcoin is an open ledger. It was never designed for hiding transactions. I'm also not saying thats a bad thing. it just is what it is, and yes I hold some btc (albeit not much, just enough to experience it mostly)

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