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How a 27-Year-Old Codebreaker Busted the Myth of Bitcoin’s Anonymity (www.wired.com)
submitted 10 months ago by kalkulat@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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"This is the story of the revelation in late 2013 that Bitcoin was, in fact, the opposite of untraceable—that its blockchain would actually allow researchers, tech companies, and law enforcement to trace and identify users with even more transparency than the existing financial system."

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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

An article in Wired doesn't speak to the "crypto space", they speak to your aunt and uncle in Missouri who don't know about this.

[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is the Technology sub on Lemmy, I cant imagine you believe im talking to people in Missouri

[–] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

St. Louis has a decent tech scene, AT&T used to have their headquarters there. There's still a large tech presence there, low cost of living drives tech companies to hire there since they can pay lower wages and no one in the area really cares since you can still get a two bedroom apartment for less than $1,000 a month.

[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I was being tongue in cheek, I dont disparage any particular state.... except Arkansas

[–] dasgoat@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I mean I'm an absolute troglodyte when it comes to technology and I'm here too. Hi!