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Title: 2013-06-29 http://io9.com U.S. feds make their first-ever Bitcoin seizure
Post by: dRMergatroid on June 30, 2013, 07:05:29 PM
http://io9.com/u-s-feds-make-their-first-ever-bitcoin-seizure-607748728

Honey Pot on Silk Road.....
Watch out!


Title: Re: 2013-06-29 http://io9.com U.S. feds make their first-ever Bitcoin seizure
Post by: dree12 on June 30, 2013, 10:30:28 PM
http://io9.com/u-s-feds-make-their-first-ever-bitcoin-seizure-607748728

Honey Pot on Silk Road.....
Watch out!

This isn't a popular viewpoint here, but in my opinion the faster Silk Road collapses the better. We don't need any of this crap tied to Bitcoin.


Title: Re: 2013-06-29 http://io9.com U.S. feds make their first-ever Bitcoin seizure
Post by: dRMergatroid on June 30, 2013, 11:07:37 PM
What I wanna know is:
Are they going to auction those bitcoins off at some federal property auction?
That should be good for some publicity....


Title: Re: 2013-06-29 http://io9.com U.S. feds make their first-ever Bitcoin seizure
Post by: kiba on July 01, 2013, 02:01:43 AM
Date format WRONG!


Title: Re: 2013-06-29 http://io9.com U.S. feds make their first-ever Bitcoin seizure
Post by: richard_dein on July 01, 2013, 01:16:30 PM
http://io9.com/u-s-feds-make-their-first-ever-bitcoin-seizure-607748728

Honey Pot on Silk Road.....
Watch out!

This isn't a popular viewpoint here, but in my opinion the faster Silk Road collapses the better. We don't need any of this crap tied to Bitcoin.

For any currency that's at least as viable as cash, this kind of thing is inevitable. Maybe killing Silk Road would be a good sign, but it's kind of worrying for a currency that another won't pop up. I just hope the US would let us off with AML compliance of MtGox...


Title: Re: 2013-06-29 http://io9.com U.S. feds make their first-ever Bitcoin seizure
Post by: kwukduck on July 01, 2013, 06:38:53 PM
How do they effectively seize bitcoins...?

brainwallet? backups?


Title: Re: 2013-06-29 http://io9.com U.S. feds make their first-ever Bitcoin seizure
Post by: dRMergatroid on July 01, 2013, 06:48:18 PM
The article mentioned they probably set up a fake seller account...then they were like "gotz ur bitcoinz lol"