Bitcoin Payments Sent To Right-Wing Activists, Trump Supporters A Month Before Capitol Riots

IBT ^ | 17 Jan 2021 | Danielle Ong

[blueplum]

that’s why I don’t get the lumping in. Trump and his supporters have repeatedly disavowed extremist groups. If the FBI knew about all this before the rally, why were requests for security, by Trump and by Capitol police beforehand turned down?

[blueplum]

International Business Times.

that’s why I also linked to the bitcoin.com site itself

[cdcdawg]

I got $10.00 worth late last summer. It is now worth more than $30.00. I don’t even know how to sell it. I guess that makes it a “hold” for me.

[thegagline]

This is the first shot to ban cryptocurrencies. “Domestic Terrorism” will be used to ban Bitcoin, guns, speech, and anything that doesn't comport with the socialist globalist agenda.

[Lumper20]

You got a good return. I do not buy internet currency, I have owned SO (Southern Company) stock for many years.

[pierrem15]

Talk about a smelly accusation from a suspicious source.

Even if true, so what? I guess money is supposed to be transferred through left-leaning NGOs and Democrat-aligned law firms like Perkins Coie to be legit, right?

[cgbg]

I am amazed that all crypo-currency has not already been banned.

Criminals do not like competition for their cartels.

[cdcdawg]

Yeah, I agreed to accept part of a payment from a client in crypto. The project was crypto-related, so I let them talk me into a small amount. Now I wish I had taken the whole thing that way.

[Jumper]

Okay, now show us all the coin transfers....

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"Know Your Costumer"

[Myrddin]

And notice - Bit coin is supposed to be anonymous.If it can be tracked, what good is it?

The whole point of using a cryptographically secure blockchain ledger is traceability of every single transaction. It is fantasy to expect anonymity. As tools are built to navigate the ledger, all of your business is on display. The ledger is replicated and validated so that it can't be tampered without detection.

[nicollo]

Gee, they can track bitcoins from France to the U.S., but they can’t track the same bitcoins being sent from Langley, VA to France?

[The MAGA-Deplorian]

Right-wing organizations and personalities, including VDARE, the Daily Stormer and Nick Fuentes, received significant donations that researchers believe were meant to bolster their far-right causes.

Like election fraud?

[Robert DeLong]

I thought the whole point of bitcoins was to prevent anyone from knowing who who made payments, and who received payments.