It's important to use Bitcoin companies that don't leak your info. It's also important to have a shower gun (among others), and to be on guard about anyone who might be snooping around the house uninvited no matter their reason. It's harder to intercept your actual requests for service than it is to make up some unsocilited BS. Multi-sig with family members or trusted friends for huge sums is also a solid strategy.
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Moving $156,000 off Coinbase without a 24 hour holding period is not a thing. Doubt
Hopefully you are correct, but either way, there are better ways to protect yourself. Whether it's real or some "journalist" fantasy it's a useful thought expiriment.
I'm sure the source is super legitimate and has never misrepresented the truth for any reason... thedailybeast.com
I don't really know anything about them, I just thought the story was interesting because it is somewhat location relavant.
Again, true or not, it makes for a useful thought experiment.
Oh it's a pile for sure... it's run by this man: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Shachtman Notable for using his media position to help run cover for pedophiles.