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Pscilosopher t1_ivkmmak wrote

Reply to comment by skyandbray in TIL: That in 2019, some criminals were caught and 36 BTC was confiscated. The authorities valued the worth at €127,000 at the time and was sold 2 years later for €1.5 million. The criminals were returned €1.3 million due to the fact that the amount was expressed in Swedish Krona, not BTC by Wendals87

They can't. Even the feds are subject to the rules of mathematics, and that's how pgp keys work. There are cases out there where proper opsec has kept people out of jail.

If the feds decrypted his shit, they got his keys somehow. Either he turned them over or, and this is shockingly common, had them written down or on the device unencrypted.

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skyandbray t1_ivkqeb5 wrote

Oh hey, congrats on overexplaining my comment for no reason 👍

> If the feds decrypted his shit, they got his keys somehow. Either he turned them over

When the feds bring the subpoena, you have two choices. Comply or face the music. If they want it, they'll get it. Your money or your freedom. Hence why I said "when the feds come knocking".

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Pscilosopher t1_ivkr1l6 wrote

No, I was replying to the "if they want it, they'll get it" part of your comment. Up those reading comprehension skills👍🏽.

They will NOT get it, no matter how badly they want it, without the key. And you can hide your key. That's the third choice when the feds show up: don't have the key where they can find it.

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skyandbray t1_ivl0xoo wrote

Get "it", means what they want. You going to prison to protect your subpoenad fake internet currency?

I'm sure there's some shitcoin you could go lose money "investing" in. Surely. Go do that instead of bothering me with missing the point. You crypto dorks are ridiculous lol. There's an NFT of a lizard with your name all over it.

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