But at this point︍ and as time passes, it becomes a selected & targeted prosecution. The same as the︎ contaminated currency doctrine:
Same as the Bitcoins the US Marshalls auctioned off from the seizure of Silk Road's bitcoins:
There is NO way to "clean" this other than claiming that because the US gov. "auctioned them off" it is now cleaned, which is absurd. The blockchain clearly shows they belonged to the Silk Road initially and the proceeds of a "malum prohibitum" (= wrong [as or because] prohibited") which is a Latin phrase used in law to refer︀ to conduct that constitutes an unlawful act only by virtue of statute (some people decide︁ this), as opposed to conduct that is evil in and of itself, or malum in︂ se.)
The only beauty of this is that e.g. the suppliers in China pay NO︃ attention to this. They sell a product and they get paid. They convert the profit︄ into ¥ and reuse the principal to buy and sell again. The buyer gets products,︅ e.g. CPUs, and sells them for cost + profit. Wash, rinse, and repeat.
Of course,︆ keeping lots of money in ANY centralized coin or exchange within arms reach of Western︇ "judicial leeches" is insanity! stupi#21
I couldn't find any news on this. I knew he was︊ arrested in the US on an arrest order from South Africa (non-crypto related as they︋ claim - wink wink), but I could not find his relationship with the UK GHCHQ.︌
Also, this is why I insist on repeating why I stay the H*ll away from︍ ANYONE who is openly on social media bragging or getting airtime! Let's face it, assume︎ "Martians" (from Mars - not to offend anyone) had the power to freeze & confiscate️ the funds of anyone on Earth who had more than e.g. $10M (i.e. the target) and also the power to order mentally-weak Earthlings to also extradite these targets to Mars and judged in a Martian court by Martians. In other words, a (secret; tautology) Grand Jury convened by Martians, judged by Martian jurors, a Martian judge, a Martian prosecutor, a Martian defense attorney, a Martian bailiff, locked up in a Martian prison, forced to buy commissary from Martian companies at ridiculous markups etc etc.
Would anyone who had more than $10M be on social media bragging and being ostentatious knowing it would only be a︀ matter of time before they get indicted, their funds frozen/confiscated, and extradited to Mars? 🙄