• shortwavesurfer
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    . That approval made it easier to fund bitcoin investment projects, but despite the seeming endorsement, Gensler warned at the time that the SEC still viewed bitcoin as a “volatile asset” linked to “illicit activity” like ransomware, money laundering, sanction evasion, and terrorist financing.

    Anybody who is not using Monero for these kinds of activities is doing it wrong. Just remember folks, every transaction on Bitcoin and similar chains is an upskirt transaction.

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      8 days ago

      Isn’t USD also linked to many of those? Gangs launder physical cash through businesses, ransomware can ask for credit cards or bank accounts, terrorists may take USD as it can be spent nearly anywhere.

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        7 days ago

        The difference is that 100% of crypto-currency transactions are stuff like that and only a small percentage of USD transactions.

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          Do you have a source for that? I’ve seen local businesses like pizza shops and such accept btc.

          Edit: the majority of crypto transactions are likely between exchanges, miners, and exchange customers. An example is the Blackrock BTC ETF buys and sells btc off an exchange in realtime in relation to the ETF purchases. I’m not saying no crime happens on the btc network but to claim 100% of transactions are crime based is just false.

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            7 days ago

            And by “pizza shops” you mean that one pizza shop that tried it back before BTC got really expensive?

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              I’m pretty sure they just charge the local currency equivalent in BTC at the time of purchase.

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        Oh yes, these kinds of organizations love cash because it’s a bearer asset.