ripple/“XRP” is basically a scam
ripple/“XRP” is basically a scam
https://gizmodo.com/huge-child-porn-...ity-1839098730
feds just basically admitted that btc is 100% de-anonymized as far as their investigative capacities are concerned.
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
Because all bitcoin transactions are written to the blockchain, law enforcement can trace subsequent and prior transactions in an effort to unmask the suspect.
Examples:
John Pervo spends $50 in bitcoin on child porn, then also cashes out $1000 of bitcoin through Coinbase. They identify him through Coinbase.
John Pervo spends $50 in bitcoin on child porn, then purchases an item through an online merchant which accepts bitcoin. They identify him through the merchant.
John Pervo spends $50 in bitcoin through blockchain.info. Law enforcement gets blockchain.info to give up their IP address, which is then traced to John.
You get my point.
The only way to truly be anonymous with bitcoin is to use an untraceable IP, buy the bitcoin from someone who doesn't know who you are (such as through the localbitcoins site), pay them in cash, and then never use that wallet in any way which can be tied to you.
Or, to put it simply, they backtraced it.
The average pedo who buys BTC to access a kiddie porn site wouldn't be hard to trace.
But if you're a sophisticated crook it's not that hard to hide/obfuscate BTC transactions.
Dark Web wallets.
Tumbling services like Helix.
Unregulated exchanges.
Anonymous gambling sites.
Dark Web market transactions.
And of course localbitcoins like Druff said.
Don't simply rely on one approach, layer the transactions multiple times.
Logless VPN accessed via Tor on public wifi like at my local Mcdonalds would be impossible to trace IP.
At the end of the day though, it does open you up to being robbed in the process. Gambling site might rob you, unregulated exchange might rob you, dark web markets have a habit of just disappearing too. Helix might rob you. Localbitcoins is not safe either.
if you want to know how to do anonymous btc transactions, there is no need to look further than what russian carders have been doing for decades;
hire mules to convert cash to bitcoins via kiosks or face to face transactions.
then buy a burner phone, stick a wallet on it, xfer btc, and bobs your uncle.
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
You missed your cue, sonatine.
Bitcoin lost another 10% yesterday, and sits at $7400 or so.
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
Well, that is... fortunate.
Good call on the re-upping. Easy $.
I'm also happy I didn't just load BTC onto a sportsbetting site last night which I was very close to doing, because I was thinking it might pop back to 8xxx and didn't want to be annoyed that I was "down" before placing a single bet with the money.
i mean sooner or later im going to get stung but these massive drops _always_ bounce back to 8300+.
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
www.jokerstarspoker.com / www.jokerstarspoker.net / www.jokerstarspoker.eu
www.jokerstarspoker.club (not your mommas chinese poker app)
9200 right now as I type this. Tempted to unload some of my 2.5 BTC but I might wait a bit longer. Pretty sure it won't stay over 10k if it manages to breach that point.
i dont think it will ever reach 10k, for every person holding for a 10k sale there are a hundred ready to jump ship at 9900 so they dont get shut out and for every one of them there are a thousand looking to beat them to the punch at 9800, etc etc.
plus what with bitcoins being donkdown its even less likely.
"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky
"America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs
Jumped to over 9700 twice today. Sits in the high 9500s right now.
Decided to withdraw most of my remaining 2.38 BTC, but Gemini is idiotic and the fees are bruuuuuuutal now (2%).
Fuck them. Signing up for a different service.
The Winklevoss twins can suck a big black penis.
Well, Binance has gotten stuck verifying me, and their "5 minute" process has taken 3 hours and counting, presumably not going to be handled til tomorrow.
Lord help me with BTC in the 9800 range.
Okay, so Binance finally approved me. Their "5 minutes" ended up being 6 hours, and BTC fell 4% and is still dropping (currently like 9520), but whatever.
Coinbase and Gemini are totally idiotic now with their 2% fees. Binance blows them away.
Might as well make us both some Jew $ too.
https://www.binance.us/?ref=35029165
Use that link to sign up and we both get $15.
Just don't let the mods of this site find out I'm spamming referral codes, or I might get banned from here.
In the meantime, BTC is falling as I am waiting for my BTC to get over to Binance.
Wheeeeeeeeee
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