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The hacker will have a rough time converting these to USD without exposing himself. If they’re in Russia they probably don’t need to care, but there’s a reasona
by sillysaurusx 4y ago
The hacker will have a rough time converting these to USD without exposing himself. If they’re in Russia they probably don’t need to care, but there’s a reasonable chance they live in a country that the FBI can reach.
On the other hand, no one can do anything until the coins are moved or more information is uncovered. What a nightmare to lose $3.6m overnight.
- mrtksn 4y agoOr just make a deal with someone in Russia?
- sillysaurusx 4y agoThat’ll likely go about as well as making a deal in RuneScape. Though the hacker doesn’t have many options.
- integricho 4y agocouldn't he convert it to monero, perform a couple of wallet to wallet transfers (maybe even divide the amount along the way), and then sell from there?
- Yizahi 4y agoJust use Defi - take a loan from a "smart" script with a collateral of tainted bittokens, then cash out loaned tokens, and never repay the loan. Isn't Finance 2.0 amazing? :)
- postcynical 4y agoNot gonna work. Your loaned tokens are traceable back to your tainted bitcoins (in this case wrapped btc on ethereum).
- moogly 4y agoDoes the FBI care about individuals losing bitcoins?
- frozencell 4y agoYes, I think it funds their war in Ukraine