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		_6pvr on June 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DOJ seizes $2.3M in cryptocurrency paid to the ran... I was told governments can't get involved in crypto, that's what makes it great? Totally anonymous? Untraceable?

yaa_minu on June 8, 2021 [–]

That's not entirely true. Bitcoin is neither anonymous nor untraceable. governments however can't control it. They can only observe what's happening on the chain. Hope that helps.

_6pvr on June 8, 2021 | [–]

My comment was mostly just mocking crypto.

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