[gwbas1c]

Or was it that he didn't have the know-how?

You need to have some pretty advanced knowledge to operate on the internet and not leave a trace.

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It was literally because he used the same username in multiple places and, early on, he used an email address containing his full real name.[0]

If it's advanced not to do that, the bar isn't very high. :p

0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ulbricht#Arrest