"Law enforcement cannot target one central location or company for investigative purposes or to shut down the system."
That's the whole point!
Topic: [RETYPE] - Leaked FBI Report on Bitcoin- April 2012 (Read 5422 times)
Did you type it or OCR it? I have a copy in Word and took me a few minutes to do.
I typed it, no OCR. OCR introduces too many easily-overlooked mistakes. Especially for something this low-quality, and the smaller font sizes in the text boxes and end notes. It would take me longer to proof an OCR of this than it did to just type it up.OP should send it over to Cryptome for them to host, since all they have is the unreadable version.
Will do.EDIT: Ok, I can't find any contact information for Cryptome... what would be the best route to inform them of this updated file?
OP should send it over to Cryptome for them to host, since all they have is the unreadable version.
Did you type it or OCR it? I have a copy in Word and took me a few minutes to do.
Cross-posting this, current top link on cryptome.org: http://cryptome.org/2012/05/fbi-bitcoin.pdf
I estimate with medium confidence that the rest of you (who hadn't previously read this) will find it interesting. Bitcoin isn't as helpful to criminals as I once thought - they've already got plenty of cheap, simple alternatives like MMORPG items.
Thanks SgtSpike!
Thanks SgtSpike!
+1
I've been arguing for a while that there are much better alternatives to money laundering then Bitcoin.
I estimate with medium confidence that the rest of you (who hadn't previously read this) will find it interesting. Bitcoin isn't as helpful to criminals as I once thought - they've already got plenty of cheap, simple alternatives like MMORPG items.
Thanks SgtSpike!
Thanks SgtSpike!
what does retype mean? is it a summary of the leaked report?
It means the original document was a crap PDF that was difficult to read. I retyped the entire document so it was legible/searchable.EDIT: Compare my links with the original document - http://heikki.zerodistance.org/bitcoin/92797476-FBI-Bitcoin-Report-April-2012.pdf
what does retype mean? is it a summary of the leaked report?
That's 9.7 BTC, but close enough. If someone wants to send the last 0.3 BTC, feel free, but I'll go ahead and release.
PDF: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nc35rpevjcu9p4/Bitcoin%20FBI.pdf
DOCX: https://www.dropbox.com/s/p9m3hd7yfq2ee16/Bitcoin%20FBI.docx
Please download the files to view them properly - dropbox likes to do its own render, but it does weird things like adding extra tabs, or bolding words that are not bolded.
PDF: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nc35rpevjcu9p4/Bitcoin%20FBI.pdf
DOCX: https://www.dropbox.com/s/p9m3hd7yfq2ee16/Bitcoin%20FBI.docx
Please download the files to view them properly - dropbox likes to do its own render, but it does weird things like adding extra tabs, or bolding words that are not bolded.
9.2 out of 10 BTC received - only need 0.8 BTC more.
3 BTC sent, good job bro
9.2 out of 10 BTC received - only need 0.8 BTC more.
Thanks for this, sent a coin 
Thanks - 8.2 of 10 BTC bounty has been received or pledged.
2 btc on its way
Most think it is real (myself included, especially after reading it in excruciating detail while retyping it), but there are a handful who think it is fake. I just don't see how/why someone would go through as much detail as they did for a faked document. What would the motive have been? The endnotes by themselves imply hundreds of hours of research just to gather the information, let alone write the rest of the paper. If it is a fake, it's a dang good one, and whoever did it wasted a whole lot of time in creating it.
Document is proofed and ready to be released upon completion of the bounty. Bounty is currently at 6.2 out of 10 BTC.
Document is proofed and ready to be released upon completion of the bounty. Bounty is currently at 6.2 out of 10 BTC.
is this real or a faked report? just to be sure
Document is complete - I just need to proof it all. Shouldn't take too long...
Also, what is a good file host service to use? I am not a fan of yourfilelink.com, so if someone wants to suggest a better service and/or rehost the sample elsewhere, that is fine.
Just use google docs.
EDIT: I don't really like it... Google Docs renders some things differently, and doesn't seem to allow for download of the original file.
Also, what is a good file host service to use? I am not a fan of yourfilelink.com, so if someone wants to suggest a better service and/or rehost the sample elsewhere, that is fine.
Just use google docs.
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