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@remindme in 5 years
It's really getting serious here. ;)
Do you think k00b and car or any other Bitcoiner who is not hiding identity makes them a target?
Not everyone holds Bitcoin, but almost everyone has bank account and have money in it. Why not everyone is targeted then?
Isn't this hiding behind nyms and remaining discreet weakening or slowing Bitcoin revolution?
I personally believe that we need more people who openly talk about Bitcoin to speed up the adoption.
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The bank accounts are traceable and insured, though. If I use a $5 wrench attack on you and get your bank info, you can reverse the trade afterwards. And that bank account I transferred things to can also be traced and tied to me. If I instead use your ATM card/PIN that I've beaten out of you, that'll ensure I'm on camera.
OTOH, if I get your wallet info and transfer it to my wallet, it's traceable, but not tied to me. Now, getting it to a point where I can use it without giving away more info may take work, but it can still be done.
And on a meta level, there's simply the perception of btc hodlers as having tons of it, so the hypothetical robber is much more likely to go after that guy in a btc hat because he assumes the guy's got thousands of btc, as opposed to a "normal" amount in a bank account. It doesn't matter if he's mistaken if he still beats the crap out of you.
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This makes a lot of sense. I can see we Bitcoiners only have precautions to evade any such attacks.
There's no solution to it so far.
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