FBI created a crypto token so it could watch it being abused • The Register

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• jonne@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Creating a whole new chain seems unnecessary since chains are just public ledgers anyway. It’s always been trivial to trace trades with most currencies.

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  • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They probably wanted a completely virgin chain, one they had complete control over (socially anyway) so that they could see how it’s used and most importantly where the users come from.

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    • drwho@beehaw.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And study the techniques used for currency manipulation, fraud, and so forth.

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