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Topic: 2013-06-29 http://io9.com U.S. feds make their first-ever Bitcoin seizure (Read 868 times)

newbie
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The article mentioned they probably set up a fake seller account...then they were like "gotz ur bitcoinz lol"
legendary
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Merit: 1001
How do they effectively seize bitcoins...?

brainwallet? backups?
member
Activity: 63
Merit: 10

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...
legendary
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newbie
Activity: 41
Merit: 0
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....
legendary
Activity: 1246
Merit: 1077

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.
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