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by x86_64Ubuntu 1534 days ago
I don't think it was low-hanging at the time (2017). They had to figure out how to trace the bitcoin chain to unmask users. They also had to cast a wide international net with different jurisdictions and rules to get the people arrested by their locality.

Now having a clearnet IP address over Tor website, as well as converting straight to fiat using standard exchanges is about as low-hanging as it gets.