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Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by amelius on Monday December 08, 2025 @08:01AM (#46191709)
This looks like a case of in theory yes, in practice no.

Tracing btc transactions to real persons can be quite some work and is a new kind of cat and mouse game.

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Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by 127 on Monday December 08, 2025 @11:00AM (#46193837)
Easier than with either cash or gold.
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Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by amelius on Monday December 08, 2025 @02:57PM (#46196819)
Unless you know where and when the ransom exchange takes place.

For criminals this is far less convenient than obfuscating the transaction trail.

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