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Re:The NSA Invented Bitcoin? by sysadm1n on Thursday September 21, 2023 @12:25PM (#37600003)
> What does the NSA get out of it?

A transparent ledger which is easy to audit, for the purpose of catching cybercriminals.

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Re:The NSA Invented Bitcoin? by bananapub on Thursday September 21, 2023 @12:56PM (#37600457)
well that hasn't worked out very well, then? the elite tier of notional criminals don't get caught by that.
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