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		amelius 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I wasted years of my life in crypto 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.

127 8 days ago [–]

Easier than with either cash or gold.

amelius 8 days ago | [–]

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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