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Re:Out of control and rising: why Bitcoin has Nigeria’s gove... by wmf on Saturday August 07, 2021 @02:16PM (#28100661)
No, they say it's about taxes but there's much more in it. The bill appears to require everyone in crypto (exchanges, miners, stakers, maybe even software developers) to do KYC on every transaction. This either requires massive technical changes or more likely all those entities would leave the US.
Re:Out of control and rising: why Bitcoin has Nigeria’s gove... by bko on Saturday August 07, 2021 @02:53PM (#28100921)
So if I send you Bitcoin without KYC, I'm breaking the law? And it would be trivial to detect if I ever crossed a major exchange
Re:Out of control and rising: why Bitcoin has Nigeria’s gove... by wmf on Saturday August 07, 2021 @03:11PM (#28101043)
Honestly we don't know. The original bill is vague and there are two competing amendments that are being debated. It will take some time for this to shake out.