Comment on How Did Dread Pirate Roberts Acquire and Protect His Bitcoin Wealth? [pdf]parentComments−TwoBit12yDidn't the article specifically state that the FBI transferred coins from his wallet to their own?−pacificmint12yYes. According to the paper they not only transferred the money, and they did it in 445 chunks of 324 bitcoins each (and one chunk with the remainder).324 spells FBI on a phone keypad.−simias12yWhy would they sign the transaction that way?−meowface12yTo send a message / gloat.−ceejayoz12ySame reason perp walks happen.
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Didn't the article specifically state that the FBI transferred coins from his wallet to their own?
Yes. According to the paper they not only transferred the money, and they did it in 445 chunks of 324 bitcoins each (and one chunk with the remainder).
324 spells FBI on a phone keypad.
Why would they sign the transaction that way?
To send a message / gloat.
Same reason perp walks happen.