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		OscarCunningham on July 2, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Silk Road: Undercover agent admits stealing Bitcoi... I don't think the owner of the tumbler has any motivation to keep records (after each transaction is complete). So he deletes the records and spares himself the heavy wrench.

kerkeslager on July 13, 2015 [–]

> I don't think the owner of the tumbler has any motivation to keep records (after each transaction is complete).

Blackmail. This is (one of many) reasons it's important that Troy be a trusted actor.

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