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Re:Hacker holds alleged Romney tax returns ransom for $1M in... by Bakkot on Wednesday September 05, 2012 @11:05PM (#4482666)
Wouldn't 'laundering' look exactly like 'sending the BTC to any of the dozens of services which store BTC for you in a centralized account, (SR, instawallet, etc) and then withdrawing that same amount? This produces bitcoins not visibly linked to the originals - it's exactly like depositing and then withdrawing money from a bank (a bank which doesn't make a record of people's identity).
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Re:Hacker holds alleged Romney tax returns ransom for $1M in... by politician on Friday September 07, 2012 @10:05AM (#4489078)
If the authorities observe transactions in the block chain sent to known actors (like a centralized BTC bank), the actor can be subpoenaed, raided, or shutdown.
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Re:Hacker holds alleged Romney tax returns ransom for $1M in... by Bakkot on Monday September 10, 2012 @12:53AM (#4498369)
You think? I'm pretty sure they already have sufficient motivation to shutdown Silk Road, which for laundering purposes is essentially a bank. By what mechanism do you propose they raid Silk Road's records, assuming such even exist?
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