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How I snatched 153k Ether after a bad Tinder date

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Re: How I snatched 153k Ether after a bad Tinder date

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Post by CuriousCosmic »

6127qz17 wrote: post #34
farresito wrote: post #32

Are you really untraceable if you switch from ETH to BTC and then to dollars or euros? I don't really know how Ethereum works, but if every transaction is recorded, whichever exchange he used would have the origin ETH and destination BTC wallets and whichever bank account it's going to, wouldn't it? I would appreciate some insight on that.

And also what happen when your dollar or euro bank account takes +30 millions in few days ? Do banks have alerts when someone's account activity is unsual compare to historic usage ?

Instead, you just pull a few thousand a week for a few years, pay taxes, and leave the rest in BTC, using that to pay for as much stuff as you can/want.

Re: How I snatched 153k Ether after a bad Tinder date

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Post by outsidetheparty »

The "bad Tinder date" is completely irrelevant to the story, and is dispensed with after the first paragraph -- but it's oddly effective clickbait; I think this technique should be used more often:

* Apple releases iPhone X, after a bad Tinder date * Jamie Dimon Slams Bitcoin as a ‘Fraud’ after a bad Tinder date * Turkey Signs Russian Missile Deal, Pivoting From NATO after a bad Tinder date * Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, after a bad Tinder date

See? It works every time

Re: How I snatched 153k Ether after a bad Tinder date

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Post by Y_Y »

jsjohnst wrote: post #27
spuz wrote: post #16

I think the key to understanding this article is this: > But Mitch, isn’t this wrong? No. Let's suppose the hacker really did feel no remorse for stealing 153k Ether then it seems they might not feel it necessary to keep their identity hidden. They might also feel proud enough that they feel it is worth the risk to publicly disclose their actions. Given that, it seems that perhaps some of what the author wrote might…

In the article he mentions he "is not a rich guy."

so maybe a rich woman?

Re: How I snatched 153k Ether after a bad Tinder date

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Post by [deleted] »

outsidetheparty wrote: post #43

The "bad Tinder date" is completely irrelevant to the story, and is dispensed with after the first paragraph -- but it's oddly effective clickbait; I think this technique should be used more often: * Apple releases iPhone X, after a bad Tinder date * Jamie Dimon Slams Bitcoin as a ‘Fraud’ after a bad Tinder date * Turkey Signs Russian Missile Deal, Pivoting From NATO after a bad Tinder date * Structure and Interpreta…

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Re: How I snatched 153k Ether after a bad Tinder date

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Post by karlkatzke »

outsidetheparty wrote: post #43

The "bad Tinder date" is completely irrelevant to the story, and is dispensed with after the first paragraph -- but it's oddly effective clickbait; I think this technique should be used more often: * Apple releases iPhone X, after a bad Tinder date * Jamie Dimon Slams Bitcoin as a ‘Fraud’ after a bad Tinder date * Turkey Signs Russian Missile Deal, Pivoting From NATO after a bad Tinder date * Structure and Interpreta…

There's a whole subreddit ( r/savedyouaclick/ ) for these.

Re: How I snatched 153k Ether after a bad Tinder date

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Post by corpMaverick »

spuz wrote: post #16

I think the key to understanding this article is this: > But Mitch, isn’t this wrong? No. Let's suppose the hacker really did feel no remorse for stealing 153k Ether then it seems they might not feel it necessary to keep their identity hidden. They might also feel proud enough that they feel it is worth the risk to publicly disclose their actions. Given that, it seems that perhaps some of what the author wrote might…

Or maybe like others have suggested here, it is fiction.
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