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They should've used crypto
by rodrigosetti 2y ago
They should've used crypto
- kennywinker 2y agoCivil forfeiture also applies to crypto.
- big-green-man 2y agoYeah, but it wouldn't be getting seized at a FedEx distribution center if it weren't an envelope of cash.
- chrisco255 2y agoStable coins can be frozen. And even BTC can be traced to whatever centralized exchange it eventually ends up at.
- OutOfHere 2y agoFirst they have to identify the BTC.
- which 2y agoIf you actually read the article, they weren't doing anything illegal... that's why IJ is giving them legal representation. The government would have a harder time seizing stablecoins because they couldn't say "well a K9 indicated there was drug residue on the bills" or whatever.
- dylan604 2y agoYou better have your $5 wrench available to get access though. It's not like they can just take the briefcase or duffel bag full of crypto away from you.
- kotaKat 2y agoNo, they should have placed the cash in a box and sent it via USPS Registered Mail. Then it requires the feds themselves to interfere to open the package. Plus, Registered Mail has a full chain of custody as the item becomes a fully accountable item within the mail stream that is signed for at every single touch along the way.