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It wasn't until
there was analysis done, cryptographers looking into it
started to see, actually, there's links. There's like a trail
on the blockchain that we can actually map. So, if someone who stole a bunch of Bitcoin
tries to cash out, you can see that
their Bitcoin wallet contains the stolen funds. Which is how people doing
illegal shit got caught. Today, the FBI
successfully seized criminal proceeds
from a Bitcoin wallet
there was analysis done, cryptographers looking into it
started to see, actually, there's links. There's like a trail
on the blockchain that we can actually map. So, if someone who stole a bunch of Bitcoin
tries to cash out, you can see that
their Bitcoin wallet contains the stolen funds. Which is how people doing
illegal shit got caught. Today, the FBI
successfully seized criminal proceeds
from a Bitcoin wallet
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It wasn't until
there was analysis done,
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cryptographers looking into it
started to see, actually,
00:00:07.002 --> 00:00:08.174
there's links.
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There's like a trail
on the blockchain
00:00:09.842 --> 00:00:10.927
that we can actually map.
00:00:10.927 --> 00:00:12.512
So, if someone who stole
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a bunch of Bitcoin
tries to cash out,
00:00:14.043 --> 00:00:16.001
you can see that
their Bitcoin wallet
00:00:16.001 --> 00:00:17.809
contains the stolen funds.
00:00:17.809 --> 00:00:21.396
Which is how people doing
illegal shit got caught.
00:00:21.396 --> 00:00:23.648
Today, the FBI
successfully seized
00:00:23.648 --> 00:00:26.692
criminal proceeds
from a Bitcoin wallet.
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Movie Summary
Cullen Hoback investigates the origins of Bitcoin and its anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto, exploring the potential of this cryptocurrency on the global financial system and who could hold immense power if it became mainstream.
