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		barbazoo on Aug 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Police cannot seize property indefinitely after an... > there is one thing about bitcoin that is absolutely true. It is un-seizable. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-h... "U.S. Attorney Announces Historic $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency Seizure And Conviction In Connection With Silk Road Dark Web Fraud"

torcete on Aug 24, 2024 [–]

I can imagine that they had access to the wallet passwords, otherwise it's impossible. At least with bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies, maybe.

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