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But if you used Monero, they’d have a harder time proving what funds you may have access to.
by rosndo 5y ago
But if you used Monero, they’d have a harder time proving what funds you may have access to.
- AlexandrB 5y agoHow this will probably play out: FBI agent: What cryptocurrency assets do you own? You: 2 BTC, 1 ETH. FBI agent: We found some Monero transactions in your past, we think you're holding XMR and lying to an FBI agent about it. Off to jail for you.
- symlinkk 5y ago> we think They need evidence
- rosndo 5y agoMore specifically for a criminal case they’d need evidence beyond reasonable doubt, no?
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- gruez 5y ago>FBI agent: What cryptocurrency assets do you own? >You: 2 BTC, 1 ETH. bzzzt You're supposed to remain silent, not expose yourself by lying.
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- bbitmaster 5y agoJohn McAfee claimed they were doing this to him before he "suicided".
- PragmaticPulp 5y agoDoesn't matter. If the FBI has records of you transferring money to an exchange and then you claim it just "disappeared" after reaching the exchange, they're going to roll their eyes. The crimes in question involved real estate deals with paper trails. They also have transcripts of conversations where the partners acknowledge what they're doing is wrong and could potentially trigger an FBI investigation. Monero won't save anyone from that.
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- rosndo 5y agoOr you could just accidentally drop your laptop in the sea and then wait a decade or two before selling the Moneroj in another country? The first part you can do with any cryptocurrency, the anonymity provided by Monero may allow you to succeed at the second.
- ranger_danger 5y agoThere are several ways to get crypto (including Monero) without touching an exchange.