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Re:Infrastructure bill cryptocurrency surveillance provision... by christophilus on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @05:07AM (#28047081)
> responsible for and regularly providing any service effectuating transfers of digital assets

Do they define digital assets? Because my Google Doc is a digital asset. If I transfer it to a friend, is Google now a broker?

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Re:Infrastructure bill cryptocurrency surveillance provision... by Communitivity on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @09:09AM (#28048684)
I would suspect that under the current proposed wording, yes. Facebook, Google, etc. all become brokers. This could be a means for the government to go after social platforms and get transparent vies on all the social media activities of U.S. citizens. It is scary.
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