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They just explained what was happening, did they even do something that's illegal?

• danielvf 5y ago
  The message, "DONT USE YOUR USDT TOKEN YOU VE GOT BLACKLISTED", appears to be knowingly offering how to advice to someone actively committing the crime of hiding stolen money. 18 U.S. Code § 3 defines an "Accessory after the fact" as "Whoever, knowing that an offense against the United States has been committed, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment, is an accessory after the fact." and states that it's worth half the jail time as the primary offense. However, it could also be argued that hanashiro.eth is aiding someone in committing the crime of money laundering, not just helping them avoid being caught, in which case 18 U.S. Code § 2 says that planning, ordering, or knowingly helping commit a crime makes one eligible for the same full full punishment as the primary actor.
  • pcthrowaway 5y ago
    It remains to be tested in court whether a smart contract exploit is illegal, since there's an argument one is simply following the 'letter of the law' aka the contract. edit: this is also something different governments may take a different stance on. If the U.S. finds someone criminally liable, El Salvador may not. Also, it's contentious what the 'location' of the crime even is, as there are no physical servers which have been attacked; could the blockchain as a distributed database be considered to exist 'everywhere' or 'nowhere'?
  • Bootvis 5y ago
    Interesting, thanks!