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Immutability didn't stop the U.S government from auctioning off Ross Ulbricht's 44,000 bitcoins.
by vectorpush 10y ago
Immutability didn't stop the U.S government from auctioning off Ross Ulbricht's 44,000 bitcoins.
- EdHominem 10y agoActually, it did. They had to capture him and steal his passwords to do it. In the traditional system that isn't a requirement.
- vectorpush 10y agoRight. My point is that immutability doesn't mean anything when the government can simply arrest you and coerce you to reveal your password, it's no different than a gangster stashing cash in a hidden safe.