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Re:Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Tr... by kibwen on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @01:08PM (#16538385)
Though perhaps contrary to your parent commenter's point, the North Korean regime appears to be using Bitcoin speculation to circumvent international sanctions, making as much as $200 million last year ( which would be about 1.5% of its GDP, or 10% of its military budget): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/05/north-korea-may-...
Re:Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Tr... by notahacker on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @01:25PM (#16538541)
There's also Venezuela, a rare example of the hyperinflationary failed state cryptolibertarians insist their project is designed to combat, launching its own sort of cryptocurrency project as a way to get more dollars from foreign suckers so it can continue to import the stuff its leadership wants.