5 ms·

And I thought they were going to talk about cryptocurrencies... :)

• pphysch 8y ago
  Tether, more specifically
• ealexhudson 8y ago
  They do say a lot of theft cash ended up converted to Bitcoin. So, at least a measurable chunk of the liquidity in the market is down to this...
  • huac 8y ago
    The authorities often resell the bitcoins so they could reenter the market.
    • pembrook 8y ago
      I've not heard any cases of bitcoins being "seized" by government authorities yet, although I see that happening in the future as probably inevitable. Have any examples?
      • stonogo 8y ago
        https://www.wired.com/2013/12/fbi-wallet/ https://www.wired.com/2013/12/fbi-wallet/
      • jangoolie 8y ago
        You mean exactly like this bitcoin that was seized and sold by the government: http://fortune.com/2017/10/02/bitcoin-sale-silk-road/ http://fortune.com/2017/10/02/bitcoin-sale-silk-road/
      • celticninja 8y ago
        Silk road seizures were the first and biggest (by amount of coins) but they are much more commonplace now.