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Could this be a "boating accident" since it's tax season? Or maybe only his Twitter was hacked? No info from him at his mastodon https://mastodon.social/@lukeda
by doodlesdev 4y ago
Could this be a "boating accident" since it's tax season? Or maybe only his Twitter was hacked? No info from him at his mastodon https://mastodon.social/@lukedashjr@bitcoinhackers.org https://mastodon.social/@lukedashjr@bitcoinhackers.org
If true this is absolutely devastating. Somewhat funny too, but devastating.
edit: Well, it's confirmed. Insane.
https://twitter.com/peterktodd/status/1609655629903265795 https://twitter.com/peterktodd/status/1609655629903265795
https://twitter.com/peterktodd/status/1609666001251229696 https://twitter.com/peterktodd/status/1609666001251229696
- hgsgm 4y agoPeter writes in that thread that "computer security is a mess" and also that any competent IT professional can secure their cryptoc with [whatever is considered state of the art this year]. Imagined banking was only available to people with equivalent of a college degree in finance and ongoing continuing education ..but also half the education is provided by criminals trying to rob use across national borders.
- cuteboy19 4y agoIt all seems so implausible that boating accident seems true enough
- bagels 4y agoI believe there is a relatively low limit for theft losses when it comes to tax writeoffs.
- tim333 4y agoAlso tax losses are usually calculated as cost minus value received. In this case the cost is probably minimal as I imagine he mined them way back.
- mjg59 4y agoWhen referring to Peter Todd, it's worth remembering that he's accused of rape and may not be a reliable source: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.340308/gov.uscourts.cand.340308.30.3.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.34...
- michaelcampbell 4y agoWhile not excusing anything alleged, that's a curious non-sequitur.