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Comment by firekvz | Hacker News Reader

Im not holding anyone responsible, im just mentioning that, it's obvious that a lot of the money flowing into crypto its not legal, this sets a clear example of how easy stolen money was washed using coinbase without much problems, its a clear indicator for the big picture, when exchanges like binance has 10x more volume, where do u think that money is really comming from? and that is actually happening on those exchanges with money flowing?

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You're making a point about how it was so easy for the perp to get money into crypto while seemingly ignoring the fact that it was equally easy for him to move the money around via the traditional banking system.

Must has been a really shitty bank. And they do exist for sure. Lot of people were at fault here. I know if it were my bank, I would be getting a call from them asking them if something is up. "Hey, just wanted to make sure, you are actually authorizing all this cash right?"

Did it ever hit you that all the illegal money flowing into crypto IS ILLEGAL PRIOR TO BEING IN CRYPTO?

Exactly. This is probably the best outcome for the owner of the money. I remember reading a story about how the government recovered supposedly millions of dollars worth of diamonds but was unable to unload those diamonds for anywhere the amount the criminal bought it for. I would have thought the government would force the people who sold the diamonds to take it back and reimburse the government in full.

I don't get why that was not an option.

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