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The attacker already made over 5 BTC: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/

The attacker already made over 5 BTC: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n...

smnrchrds 6y ago
I am not familiar with BTC markets. How would they be able to collect? Wouldn't everyone be watching that wallet like hawk, making it impossible to withdraw without revealing their identity?
- SwiftyBug 6y ago
  There are services that are able to obfuscate a transfer of BTC, which really only makes it very laborious to trace the money.
- lawn 6y ago
  There are many exchanges and services where you can sell BTC for XMR (Monero) without revealing your identity. And with Monero you cannot trace addresses or transactions.
  - stjo 6y ago
    I believe no sane service would accept BTC from that address. It is now "stained" and every other address it touches will be too. There are systems that automatically monitor for such scams so it is quite hard to launder $100k.
    - lawn 6y ago
      There have been much larger amounts people have laundered this way.
claudeganon 6y ago
I’m sure they’ll hold onto them, considering they ran a scam on one of the world’s richest people who made the NSA’s favorite operating system.
danhak 6y ago
Seems like a very paltry sum compared to other ways they could have capitalized on market-moving tweets.
- akmarinov 6y ago
  God, imagine them declaring war on China from Trump’s Twitter...
  - SwiftyBug 6y ago
    The worst part is that we know people would believe it because that sounds very much like something Trump would actually do.
- ceejayoz 6y ago
  Playing in the market leaves substantially more of a trail to follow.
  - ketamine__ 6y ago
    There's a trail with crypto too and it may be impossible for them to cash out.
    - dopamean 6y ago
      couldnt you just use the btc to buy monero? no trail then or do I misunderstand monero?

The attacker already made over 5 BTC: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n...

smnrchrds 6y ago

I am not familiar with BTC markets. How would they be able to collect? Wouldn't everyone be watching that wallet like hawk, making it impossible to withdraw without revealing their identity?

SwiftyBug 6y ago
There are services that are able to obfuscate a transfer of BTC, which really only makes it very laborious to trace the money.
lawn 6y ago
There are many exchanges and services where you can sell BTC for XMR (Monero) without revealing your identity. And with Monero you cannot trace addresses or transactions.
- stjo 6y ago
  I believe no sane service would accept BTC from that address. It is now "stained" and every other address it touches will be too. There are systems that automatically monitor for such scams so it is quite hard to launder $100k.
  - lawn 6y ago
    There have been much larger amounts people have laundered this way.

claudeganon 6y ago

I’m sure they’ll hold onto them, considering they ran a scam on one of the world’s richest people who made the NSA’s favorite operating system.

danhak 6y ago

Seems like a very paltry sum compared to other ways they could have capitalized on market-moving tweets.

akmarinov 6y ago
God, imagine them declaring war on China from Trump’s Twitter...
- SwiftyBug 6y ago
  The worst part is that we know people would believe it because that sounds very much like something Trump would actually do.
ceejayoz 6y ago
Playing in the market leaves substantially more of a trail to follow.
- ketamine__ 6y ago
  There's a trail with crypto too and it may be impossible for them to cash out.
  - dopamean 6y ago
    couldnt you just use the btc to buy monero? no trail then or do I misunderstand monero?