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Re:U.S. Regulators to Subpoena Crypto Exchange Bitfinex, Tether by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @01:42PM (#16267769)
> Why are any exchanges even willing to touch it?

They’re earning fees from uninformed buyers coming from a community with an ideological aversion to governments. The first part makes it profitable. The last means the risk of their reporting you to the proper authorities is slim.

Re:U.S. Regulators to Subpoena Crypto Exchange Bitfinex, Tether by jhwang5 on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @02:36PM (#16268246)
Not sure why you are getting downvoted.
Re:U.S. Regulators to Subpoena Crypto Exchange Bitfinex, Tether by rocqua on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @06:21PM (#16270028)
Just guessing: The idea that the current value in bitcoin comes from crypto-anarchists rather than people speculating.