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Re:Ethereum Now Handles More Transactions Than All Digital C... by eqmvii on Thursday November 23, 2017 @12:53PM (#15766687)
Yes
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Re:Ethereum Now Handles More Transactions Than All Digital C... by icebraining on Thursday November 23, 2017 @12:59PM (#15766722)
I don't think so. Money laundering is hiding the source of the money, usually because it's illicit.

This might be tax evasion if you hide it from the IRS, but that's not laundering.

IANAL, of course.

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Re:Ethereum Now Handles More Transactions Than All Digital C... by geezerjay on Thursday November 23, 2017 @01:41PM (#15767015)
Wikipedia's article on money laundering states that in some countries obfuscating the sources of money is considered money laundering. This means that at least in some countries this fits precisely the definition of money laundering.
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Re:Ethereum Now Handles More Transactions Than All Digital C... by unfunco on Thursday November 23, 2017 @01:09PM (#15766790)
A drug dealer tumbling ether _is_ hiding the source of the money.
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