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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by Igelau on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @09:16PM (#26719444)
Why are you blocking the US?
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by marcinzm on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @10:19PM (#26719877)
I'm guessing because they don't want an SEC investigation into whatever they're running.
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by cwhiz on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:52AM (#26723492)
Don’t want to end up in a US prison for the obvious scam they’re running.
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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by stjohnswarts on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @01:28PM (#26727987)
because the US has a long reach in the financial world even into Switzerland (these days). The IRS is on a war path against crypto currently and I think they believe 50% of it is something they can be taxing or is fraudulent. The US government doesn't like things that are hard to track.
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