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Re:Binance served crypto traders in Iran despite U.S. sanctions by ceejayoz on Monday July 11, 2022 @07:54AM (#32054920)
“But officer, what about all the times I didn’t speed?” is not a winning strategy.
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Re:Binance served crypto traders in Iran despite U.S. sanctions by olalonde on Monday July 11, 2022 @07:56AM (#32054938)
A better analogy would be: "Canadian man smoked marijuana despite US marijuana prohibitions."
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Re:Binance served crypto traders in Iran despite U.S. sanctions by spywaregorilla on Monday July 11, 2022 @08:53AM (#32055527)
Perhaps an analogy is not sufficient to capture the nuances of US sanction laws.
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Re:Binance served crypto traders in Iran despite U.S. sanctions by ceejayoz on Monday July 11, 2022 @08:57AM (#32055572)
> That November, Binance informed traders in Iran it would no longer serve them, telling them to liquidate their accounts.

Sure seems like they thought they were subject to them.

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Re:Binance served crypto traders in Iran despite U.S. sanctions by olalonde on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @01:54AM (#32066152)
Not necessarily. The owner of Binance is a Canadian citizen, so it seems more likely to me that he was complying with Canadian sanctions on Iran.
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