Re:Someone just made a $147,239,214 Bitcoin transfer
by downandout on Friday November 22, 2013 @11:59PM
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If this were a transfer of ownership, it would trigger the reporting requirements of any country that has reporting laws. The odds are overwhelming that it is not a transfer of ownership, but if it is, here are some guesses:
1) The feds have finally cracked wallet(s) used by Silk Road, or he managed to give his keys to someone (he had a bail hearing today - it's an odd coincidence);
2) Drug cartels are now accepting BTC for major payments; or
3) Macau-based junket operators, that provide casino credit to Chinese gamblers because they cannot easily move money out of China, have begun accepting it for payment.
Personally, I think it was just one of the exchanges moving some money internally.
1) The feds have finally cracked wallet(s) used by Silk Road, or he managed to give his keys to someone (he had a bail hearing today - it's an odd coincidence);
2) Drug cartels are now accepting BTC for major payments; or
3) Macau-based junket operators, that provide casino credit to Chinese gamblers because they cannot easily move money out of China, have begun accepting it for payment.
Personally, I think it was just one of the exchanges moving some money internally.