• u/unhappy_grapefruit_2
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    12 years ago

    It’ll probably be safer for criminals to use real money than bitcoin. As they say the block chain don’t lie

    • @Tavarin@lemmy.ca
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      22 years ago

      People have been using crypto for drugs since it was created, so I don;t know what to tell you, seems plenty safe for that purpose.

      • @Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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        12 years ago

        Crypto is like stamping your thumbprint on every bill that passes through your hands. If they can ever link you to your crypto wallet(s), the blockchain lets them trace every other transaction you have conducted, every wallet you have ever done business with, even decades later.

        Maybe the statute of limitations has run out on something from years ago, and they can’t charge you for something you did in the past. But there is no statute of limitations on intelligence gathering. Maybe they run a suspect’s trail backward 15 years, find where they did business with your old wallet, then follow that trail forward until they find what you’re doing today.