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- Understanding the seizure of BitcoinNov 6, 2023
There was a database leak in 2014, email addresses, password hashes, balances, and IP addresses were exposed. There may have been more leaks, especially after 2017-2018 problems/shutdowns of BTC-e and WEX, who knows how…
- Understanding the seizure of BitcoinNov 3, 2023
Read their documents, everything's in there. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/press-release/file/1334771/download tl;dr someone who had stolen a lot of bitcoins from Silk Road later sent 101 BTC without using any…
- Thoughts on Cryptominerbros .com?May 9, 2023
Hey folks, I'm looking to grow my mining operation and I've been reaching out to quite a few resellers for quotes. Since I'm about to drop around 100k USD, I really need to confirm that the vendor is reliable and…
Long-term it would be better if bigger exchanges, the ones with more resources at least, put a portion of their earnings and spent it on lobbying to pass more favourable laws and regulations. It's easier to pressure…
- Watch out for the 2019 Tax Reporting TrapMar 19, 2018
Have all foreign non-scammy exchanges blocked US citizens/residents from using their services? Some of the biggest ones such as binance and bitmex (and bitfinex for most users) don't deal with US citizens, but some…
- Watch out for the 2019 Tax Reporting TrapMar 19, 2018
That and various tax treaties so even using a foreign exchange might not be enough long term if someone went through KYC.