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Re:EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable by dannyw on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:35PM (#27902074)
Better for whom? Because it's the Wikileaks, Snowdens, and Extinction Rebellions that get hurt by laws like these.

In terms of money laundering for the rich, that's all through 'fine art' and real estate.

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Re:EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable by betwixthewires on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:58AM (#27903579)
Seriously, the number of people (maybe some aren't real people, who knows) that are applauding this, I am incredulous. Many of these people probably wouldn't pass up the opportunity to jump into every shit-on-america thread they stumble across to talk about how great privacy laws in Europe are.
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Re:EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable by thomasahle on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @01:53AM (#27902778)
Even if visa and the others have stopped doing transactions to Snowden et al., I don't think sending them bitcoin is illegal? It shouldn't matter whether their accounts are anonymous
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Re:EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable by pennaMan on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @02:06AM (#27902850)
>I don't think sending them bitcoin is illegal?

Well, according to the EU, not yet.

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