Guy took 50k Bitcoin from Silk Road, kept it hidden 9 years, feds found keys in a popcorn tin 😅
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still wild that the FBI found a popcorn tin instead of a vault, but yeah, moving those coins without leaving a trail is basically impossible these days
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one year for half a billion? the math is wild
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Imagine the IRS actually using that money for anything other than more bureaucracy.
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sometimes the criminals just slip through and we never hear about them, which is scary
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stupid move hiding in the same country you robbed
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that stings a bit
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bet he used the popcorn tin to hide his credit card receipts too
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50k BTC is actually worth a fortune right now?? that's insane
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the guy just wanted to keep his dog safe, not start a war with the feds
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reporting stolen crypto to the cops was a bold move even if the dog part is sweet
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The fact that he just spam-clicked the button to drain an entire site is wild, and getting paid in crypto when it was basically worthless back then? That's next-level luck.
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what exactly did he do to get caught?
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the ultimate cheat code for life
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he really missed the memo on how to bribe his way out of this
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he would've walked out of that courthouse with a pardon in his pocket
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