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They bust the guy for pawning a laptop he stole from his girlfriend's father for 150$. He claims to have $34.6 million in stolen BTC. The article addresses thi
by hsod 9y ago
They bust the guy for pawning a laptop he stole from his girlfriend's father for 150$. He claims to have $34.6 million in stolen BTC.
The article addresses this contradiction superficially-- the police say he couldn't access his BTC without being caught because the blockchain is public, and he didn't have time to "tumble" the coins.
But that doesn't really make a ton of sense. He didn't have the time or risk appetite to cash out any of his $34.6M but he had no problem breaking into his girlfriend's parent's house and pawning their laptop?
Oh also he was planning to fly out of town on a private jet with Jeremy Renner's passport?
I predict a retraction incoming.
- covercash 9y agoPhilly.com is garbage. It has no business being on HN. Source: I live in Philly.
- microwavecamera 9y agoSorry, it had the most detailed write up I could find. Here's a few other links about the story: http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/pennsylvania-police-hunting-for-stolen-laptops-say-they-stumbled-on-dollar40-million-bitcoin-scam/ar-AAoJifL?li=BBnbfcL http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/pennsylvania-police-h... https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/111212-2/ https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/111212-2/ https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/hacker-heads-trial-claims-stealing-50-million-worth-bitcoin/ https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/hacker-h...
- lurchpop 9y agoIt sounds made up. I wonder if this is some flimsy parallel construction cover, or they're railroading this guy to justify some new anti cryptocurrency legislation/policy Dhs is waiting to roll out.