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[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 29 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Because of bitcoin I'm sure.

[–] MunkysUnkEnz0@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

Yeah, you know the kids smart enough to have some hidden like thousands of them or something crazy and made a deal.

It's not out of the kindness of his heart.

[–] MunkysUnkEnz0@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago (5 children)

Probably made a deal and wants all his Bitcoin. Smart kid, you know it's hidden somewhere. Thank God he's out there double life without parole. It's inhumane.

Not to mention that undercover basically set him up to look bad.

[–] owl@infosec.pub 4 points 13 hours ago

How was he set up to look bad?

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

People can watch his wallets right? And they suspect/know what ones they are? And this is something people are hotly following now?

I should look this up. It’s fascinating if we can just watch it happen, on the chain.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Can't watch Monero. Which is what he should have been using instead of Bitcoin.

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[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 17 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Anyone else remember the panic when you logged in and saw the notice that the site was seized by the feds?

I mean, certainly not something I experienced but I’m sure if I had it would’ve been terrifying to think the feds could find your info

[–] oldfart@lemm.ee 2 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

All sellers had pgp keys published, everyone just used these and feds could not see shit.

Not like the later honeypots where the market published fake pgp keys on sellers' profiles and MITMed the communications.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

the market published fake pgp keys on sellers’ profiles and MITMed the communications.

Daaaaamn

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[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 6 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (5 children)

Imagine having millions of dollars worth of bitcoin in 2013 and then being imprisoned until 2024.

I hope he made a good backup of at least a few thousand coins.

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago
[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

Of course he would, that's who Mike Lindell wants to get his dope from!

[–] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 0 points 12 hours ago
[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 0 points 16 hours ago (5 children)

Why though?

I mean, who is looking at this and calling it an injustice?

Side note: does he get his bitcoin wallet back?

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

He got more time than actual gang bangers without committing any violent crime. His sentence was way longer than it should have been.

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[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 4 points 14 hours ago

The US already auctioned off his coins. But its possible that maybe he had some more on a backup somewhere

[–] CitricBase@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Side note: does he get his bitcoin wallet back?

Dude was deep into Bitcoin back when it was less than a dollar. If he diversified and stashed just a fraction of his holdings, he might now be one of the richest people on the planet.

Who says crime doesn't pay? :/

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 14 hours ago

To buy votes

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