[albertgoeswoof]

>if it ends up in a number of smaller BTC wallets, you also have to now prove that those wallets are all owned by the same person and not just a bunch of wallets owned by seperate people who happened to have a total of x amount of BTC adding up to roughly the equivalent value in ETH minus transaction fees.

This could be considered handling stolen goods, and could be prosectuable. Anyone who has access to the private keys that have been involved could potentially be considered an accessory (provided they have spent them and not reported the transaction).

[CuriousCosmic]

It could, but the point I was making is that you have to make the case that they are intentionally holding the stolen currency and not just having been paid said currency for a service of some kind.

[albertgoeswoof]

I'm not sure that holds, it's like getting paid for a service with marked currency. At best you would have the currency taken off you, and investigated/forced to disclose details of all your transactions, at worst you would be considered for handling stolen goods.