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You are able to be anonymous on HN by creating a new account which is not tied to your regular account history.

If you had millions of dollars in crypto you would too. It's not nearly the same as having it in a bank or mutual funds which cannot easily be taken from you in a flash.

People can simply hack your laptop or bludgeon you with a hammer until you give them up instantly.

I mean, if bludgeon you with a hammer is part of your threat model, I think there's still some concern that people will bludgeon until you agree to make a bank transfer.

Banks have transfer limits, so no you can't generally make a million dollar bank transfer.

sounds like crypto needs a bank lol

Yes, you can be anonymous on HN - that assumes you've stayed anonymous. Obviously these people didn't and so they need a new account. The motivation is huge.

The threat vector boils down to using a phone number porting attack to gain access to Coinbase, and maybe also email. It has happened to many public owners of crypto.

Or even the five dollar wrench attack.