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Re:The Twelve-Factor App by moffkalast on Thursday October 12, 2023 @10:52AM (#37858032)
Sounds like roughly what the average stock or crypto exchange requires before they let you trade haha.
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Re:The Twelve-Factor App by rando_dfad on Thursday October 12, 2023 @10:55AM (#37858080)
Thank KYC/AML for that.

Money is not data, it is a complex social construct. Moving money requires interacting with that social construct, i.e. government regulations.

Yes, crypto was supposed to get around that. No, government didn't agree.

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Re:The Twelve-Factor App by moffkalast on Thursday October 12, 2023 @10:57AM (#37858108)
Well I'm glad they at least aren't collecting skin samples yet.
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