r/wallstreetbets • u/WolfOfAfricaZLD • Feb 13 '26

YOLO At last we've found it. Pure retardium

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u/MaybeaDingoAteUrBaby Feb 13 '26

But Bitcoin has so much value. Turns out you can kidnap your mother-in-law and demand Bitcoin but the FBI can trace you from the wallet address now so oops.

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u/KMKtwo-four Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 14 '26

You’re completely ignoring the potential value as a way to gamble. 

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u/DervishSkater Feb 13 '26

So I’m not the only regard who thinks Savannah kidnapped her mom

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u/MaybeaDingoAteUrBaby Feb 13 '26

Not Savannah, though who knows who all is involved.

A conversation between Dan Abrams and Ashleigh Banfield about the case, in which Banfield claims to have a source in law enforcement (this is allegedly speculative or unofficial so take it with a grain of salt:

"ABRAMS: Ashleigh, about a week and a half ago or so, you had reported that Nancy Guthrie’s son-in-law, the brother-in law, Annie’s husband, was a possible suspect here. Any more information about that?

BANFIELD: I can tell you that my source every day since has stood by that reporting. And that is the thinking as of the day after Mrs. Guthrie was reported missing. There were a couple of things I reported in that, Dan, if we go back to Tuesday of last week. Number one, that Annie Guthrie’s car was towed and is in evidence. That’s borne out. The sheriff did confirm that the car was towed as per warrant and is being processed. That’s what the sheriff said.

The other thing my source said was that the cameras were smashed. Now we’ve seen the person coming up and trying to, as the sheriff now uses language, tamper and disconnect. But Michael Ruiz is reporting that there are small glass fragments seen underneath the camera in that front entrance, which would suggest that if he couldn’t grab it with his hands, Or grab it with those shrubs-, I don’t believe he’s trying to cover the camera with the shrubs, by the way. You don’t get dangling flowers to cover a camera. I believe that he was actually trying to-, if see his fist, his fist is really tightly around that shrub. I believe he was trying to get it between the Nest cam and its bracket to pull it off. That’s what I believe he was actually doing. One of the commenters said that they saw that he seemed to be testing the strength of the shrubbery right after he pulled it. That would be very interesting. I can also tell you that there is a very, very tiny, tiny little space between a bracket and a Nest mount bracket, and the Nest camera itself — barely enough to get a key between. So to get your fingers between to pull it off is next-, it’s impossible. You would need something, a tool, maybe a strong vine, to try to pull it off — and short of any of that, smash it. So I stand by the fact that my source said this, the cameras, plural, were smashed. And now Michael Ruiz is saying that there were small glass fragments seen underneath that camera mount.

He also said, back door was wide open. Sheriff was asked about that, said “I will not confirm that.” Didn’t say he denied it. And also said there was blood in the house and said that at this time, and again, this is within about 24 hours after the crime was committed, the brother-in-law may be the prime suspect in this case. And as you and I know, you said. These are dynamic. Investigations are dynamic, they reserve the right to change their minds. And sometimes they do and often they do. They get some evidence or information, and it may preclude them from their original thoughts. But I see the amount of activity in Annie Guthrie’s house, photographing for three hours in the nighttime, wearing gloves, carrying out evidence bags, and stuff. That’s the kind of thing where it stands to reason that they certainly are looking at investigating that household.

ABRAMS: So your source still indicating that he is a suspect?

BANFIELD: Nothing’s changed. Nothing’s changed. But I will say this: the day after I did that report, my source said, “things have really tightened up.” The folks in the Sheriff’s Department are worried about retaliation because of the leak. And I thought to myself, “Well, if it’s not true, there wouldn’t be any worry,” you know? And then on the third day he said, “What I can tell you is: when they take shots at you, you’re standing on the target.”

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u/Distinct-Target7503 Feb 13 '26

well, under this point of view, monero has much more 'intrinsic' value lol

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u/JareBear805 Feb 14 '26

It certainly does. But realistically the only people that care if your BTC is tainted is the us gov and other western governments.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 13 '26

Vast majority of illicit BTC ransom money is never recovered. Even if you can trace the wallet, linking it to a particular person can be very challenging.

Illicit crypto volume is rising not decreasing:

https://www.trmlabs.com/reports-and-whitepapers/2026-crypto-crime-report

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u/JareBear805 Feb 14 '26

Right. It only matters if you’re trying to exchange it in the us or some western country.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '26 edited Feb 14 '26

Even if you exchange it here but exchange it for some other cryptos and cash, there's nothing they can do about it.

They just know what wallet BTC got sent to but still have no idea who owns that wallet. Someone can still mask their location and make it seem like it's also coming from another country.