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S!ayer | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 Learnt about "dirty" bitcoins and hoe traceback works. 

I mean, public ledger and all. 
This is where Monero fucks  

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S!ayer | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 It's kind of concerning to be honest. 

For example,  the major BINANCE  hack that saw like $320m of BTC being stolen. This *can* be traced on the blockchain, because it's transparent and records all txns. 

Thus, if somehow, you ended up with *some* 'dirty' bitcoins, and you tried to move it to a CEX like Coinbase,  then it's highly likely those "coins" would be sanctioned on arrival.

Unlike money, BTC carries its history.  




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Tom | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Coinjoins help by adding deniability
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S!ayer | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 yeah, so does 'mixers'

I mean, people find a way I guess. But it's still "traceable" via the blockchain itself. 

I suppose it's really about putting as many txn between you and the coins, then also not using KYC CEX
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Layerjack (Onion Knight) | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Dirty butcoins do not exist because of atomic swaps.
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pcre | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 To be fair, it has to be said that there will also be Bitcoin that are worth more if they come from a celebrity, for example. Or if they have no history at all (freshly minted). This makes Bitcoin very unattractive as a medium of exchange.