Originally Posted by Rain Man:
I don't pay attention to crypto at all. What's the reaction to the fact that the US government was able to seize the bitcoin that was used to pay the pipeline ransom? I thought one of the big selling points of crypto was that a government couldn't do that.
Noteworthy but certainly not the first time it's happened. [Reply]
Originally Posted by eDave:
I don't recall this was ever a selling point. With all due respect. Crypto as a "dark net" type of thing is bogus because of it though.
Curious how they got to it though.
The FBI obtained the wallet's private key pursuant to a court order by a federal judge in the Northern District of California. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Wallymo:
The FBI obtained the wallet's private key pursuant to a court order by a federal judge in the Northern District of California.
Perfect. All transactions are public so, neat. [Reply]
Originally Posted by eDave:
I don't recall this was ever a selling point. With all due respect. Crypto as a "dark net" type of thing is bogus because of it though.
Curious how they got to it though.
The government seized the cloud server it was stored on. I would imagine if you had the wallet passphrase you could still transfer the BTC out. [Reply]
XRP is not crypto. Start another thread for this scam, TJ. And shove a double barreled shotgun up your face and pull the trigger you big bank loving asshole. Nobody would care. [Reply]
Originally Posted by eDave:
XRP is not crypto. Start another thread for this scam, TJ. And shove a double barreled shotgun up your face and pull the trigger you big bank loving asshole. Nobody would care.