Bitcoin trader brothers vanish with '£2.5BILLION after biggest ever theft'

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Africrypt was the investment firm. It was two kids, 18 and 20 years old, trusted with $3.6bn US.

Here's an article with some more deets.

Although the thing about nearly all crypto is the blockchain ledger is public. You can see every transaction. The money won't be hard to find, they might even be able to get it back.

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Good to know.

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    [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (15 children)

    The btc from the Colonial Pipeline attack was recovered.

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      [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (13 children)

      Yep, it's like unmarked bills. As long as you never spend them you're fine, but since they can be tracked indefinitely, spending them is problematic since it can lead back to the thieves.

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        [–]Node 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        they rob banks for the adrenaline and for the high payout..

        I thought grocery stores had a higher payout than banks.

        A quintessentially American crime declines: Robbing banks ...https://www.washingtonpost.com › local › 2016/09/29 Oct 6, 2016 — FBI numbers show the average take has dwindled by nearly half over the past 10 years to just $6,500.

        How many years in prison are worth it for a shot at $6,500?

        [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

        Let's say you stole crypto. You order anything for yourself they are going to figure out who you are and where you live. You transfer crypto and they know stolen crypto is in that account. That person tries to buy anything delivered we know who they are. They can track back the associations.

        and they will be some rich ass niggas.

        Who can't ever receive any goods bought from their stolen crypto.

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          [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

          Think whatever you want.

          or, you could just ask loki

          Again with your bf lol.

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            [–]oakenwheels 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

            How could they plan it right given what /u/AmericanMuskrat said? How will they be able to spend it without getting caught?

            [–]carn0ld03 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

            Yea, they "vanished". Next you'll tell me McAfee and Epstein both "committed suicide in jail", and Koby Bryant died in a helicopter "accident".

            [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

            And Kennedy was shot by one man. Thumbs up.