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Re:BitTorrent v2 by captainmuon on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @01:32AM (#24405471)
Some time ago I had a bunch of Chinese yuan on a Chinese account that I wanted to transfer to Europe. I couldn't do a wire transfer, and I couldn't bring them as cash since my German bank didn't want them. I could either pull 500 € a day via ATM (with large fees), or just send it via Bitcoin.
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Re:BitTorrent v2 by riffraff on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @01:56AM (#24405561)
Why couldn't you do a wire transfer?
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Re:BitTorrent v2 by bmn__ on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @02:49AM (#24405810)
Before 2009, export of RMB was completely prohibited. Afterwards, some restrictions were lifted, but AIUI they do not apply to J. Random Laowai.
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Re:BitTorrent v2 by Bayart on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:57AM (#24406871)
Nowadays, can people even have bank accounts in their names in China without Chinese ID ?
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Re:BitTorrent v2 by GoblinSlayer on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @09:51AM (#24408319)
Fiat financial systems are full of most arbitrary restrictions. My anecdote: I once wanted to deposit money, came to a bank, gave them a bank card,

They: What is this?

Me: Money.

They: No, bring money.

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