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Question: If the bitcoins were stolen, and the thieves later try to trade them, will that be obvious from the blockchain? Or can they successfully spend them w

Question: If the bitcoins were stolen, and the thieves later try to trade them, will that be obvious from the blockchain? Or can they successfully spend them without anyone realizing they are stolen?

wmf 13y ago
In theory, yes. In practice, MtGox hasn't said what outputs were lost/stolen and there are ways to defeat blockchain analysis like depositing to BTC-E and withdrawing.