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Re:Mullvad VPN now accepts Monero payments by getcrunk on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @11:34PM (#31256455)
I thought it doesn't matter if it is known you bought Moreno. When you spend it, that spend can't be traced back to you? Wasn't that the whole point of Moreno?
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Re:Mullvad VPN now accepts Monero payments by woojoo666 on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @12:08AM (#31256645)
But if India makes it illegal to obtain monero, then you won't get to that second step of getting to use it. Controlling the on-ramps seems to be the easiest way to regulate crypto, as we saw when Canada started cracking down back in February
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Re:Mullvad VPN now accepts Monero payments by getcrunk on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @12:37AM (#31256810)
Sure. But is purchasing Moreno actually blocked anywhere with a kyc compliant on ramp?
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Re:Mullvad VPN now accepts Monero payments by woojoo666 on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @01:58AM (#31257179)
Not that I know of, but if monero was illegal then using a KYC on-ramp to buy it isn't the smartest move. Though perhaps I'm misunderstanding you
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