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Re:US Secret Service: “blockchain is an opportunity to track... by datan3rd on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @03:25PM (#35966508)
Agreed, seems like a very elegant method to create your own black budget.
Re:US Secret Service: “blockchain is an opportunity to track... by wudangmonk on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @03:45PM (#35966800)
and this is exactly why its not. I think we can all agree that the hollywood idea of competent people behind the scenes in positions of power has been proven wrong again and again. Any 4d chess move is the accidental consequence of a move so dumb that it becomes unimaginable to us.
Re:US Secret Service: “blockchain is an opportunity to track... by alfalfasprout on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @03:53PM (#35966885)
we certainly do not agree on this.
Re:US Secret Service: “blockchain is an opportunity to track... by lithos on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @10:05PM (#35970452)
There have been similar schemes, like those privacy phones that were directly ran by the government.
Re:US Secret Service: “blockchain is an opportunity to track... by Razengan on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @11:37PM (#35970987)
Exactly what a competent person behind the scenes would say.
Re:US Secret Service: “blockchain is an opportunity to track... by tehjoker on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @03:53PM (#35966889)
Def seems like it's involved in whatever is the next evolution of BCCI.

Can read more about it in this book. I'm not sure where to find the definitive account.

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/american-exception-empire-and-...

Re:US Secret Service: “blockchain is an opportunity to track... by edzillion on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @08:24PM (#35969690)
Whitney Webb's new book also has a lot of detail on BCCI

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51074723-one-nation-unde...

Re:US Secret Service: “blockchain is an opportunity to track... by tehjoker on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @10:18PM (#35970546)
This looks very interesting. Thanks for the recommendation!