Re:Someone just made a $147,239,214 Bitcoin transfer
by smtddr on Friday November 22, 2013 @04:22PM
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It's like the AOL search-data leak. It's anonymous until you do a bit of research; then you can narrow it down to general area, maybe gender and perhaps eventually who exactly it is. Now, since one person can have multiple wallets and addresses... I'd recommend this person to never use this address again! ...because people(and authorities) will be watching and gathering clues on it from now on. I'm sure the folks at 4chan/neogaf/reddit would love to put on their sherlock-homes hat and find this person.
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Re:Someone just made a $147,239,214 Bitcoin transfer
by Keyframe on Friday November 22, 2013 @05:58PM
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The thing though is that all transactions are available to be seen. So even if you don't use the same wallet ever again, you can follow the trail of the money - FOREVER. This is not something I am comfortable with. This was also primary reason why I never considered bitcoin as serious alternative, but then again I don't see a way around it.
Re:Someone just made a $147,239,214 Bitcoin transfer
by sliverstorm on Friday November 22, 2013 @04:59PM
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Well, you can't just never use a wallet with millions of dollars again.
The main way to get out of that wallet though is money laundering. Convert the BTC to some real asset, and slowly (and untraceably) funnel to a variety of places.