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Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by lazide on Thursday October 16, 2025 @08:18AM (#45604435)
$50k USD now is != $50k USD at the time of the scam. And that isn’t even considering time value of money, but just baseline inflation!
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Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by lmm on Thursday October 16, 2025 @11:32PM (#45613072)
> $50k USD now is != $50k USD at the time of the scam. And that isn’t even considering time value of money, but just baseline inflation!

Sure, and some legal regimes will apply a statutory interest rate to try to make up for that.

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