Drug dealer loses codes for €53.6m Bitcoin accounts(irishtimes.com) |
Drug dealer loses codes for €53.6m Bitcoin accounts(irishtimes.com) |
Garda officers said they were hopeful advances in technology would one day enable them to access the bitcoin so it could be sold.
I'd then set the alert to go to coldcases@police.ie saying "new evidence on case number xxxx". That way even if the current staff retire, it'll be followed up on.
Yes, even yours.
I'd like to believe people who amassed this much wealth in Bitcoin would have backups of backups etc... but I've heard too many goxxing like stories about people losing millions, and other similar exchange exit scams over the years.
They might get lucky in a millennial or two.
Fully grown adults should be able to choose to do what they want but people who peddle drugs to children deserve nothing short of the death penalty.
More like a couple of thousands.
Also, if it did get owned, I'd just have to spend a few hours rebuilding it - no bitcoin wallets or anything to steal on there.
(Also, again, someone could easily run something locally)
And it isn't a limited company, so those refunds come out of my personal bank balance.
You can bet I'll be running it for 10 years.