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		macspoofing on Nov 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet... >but isn't part of the allure of bitcoin the ability to evade this type of seizure The government didn't crack the wallet address. They 'compelled' the owner to give it to them. Bitcoin was not designed to evade that type of seizure.

SOLAR_FIELDS on Nov 5, 2020 | [–]

As always, the extremely relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/538/

overkalix on Nov 5, 2020 | | [–]

Event the url is relevant...

hundchenkatze on Nov 5, 2020 | | | [–]

I think the word you're looking for is coincidental.

coryfklein on Nov 5, 2020 | | | | [–]

> why? Honest question, I don't know.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/

NormenNomen on Nov 6, 2020 | | | [–]

More directly, this is the number of electors in the electoral college.

toyg on Nov 5, 2020 | | | | [–]

why? Honest question, I don't know.

icpmoles on Nov 5, 2020 | | | [–]

That number too.

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