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Re:Is it legal to mix cash in a jar? How is Bitcoin mixing a... by asylteltine on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:17PM (#38372658)
The point is if you mix cash with the intent to conceal the source, that’s illegal. The law is about intent
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Re:Is it legal to mix cash in a jar? How is Bitcoin mixing a... by sokoloff on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:41PM (#38372904)
Is it illegal in all cases? Or only in cases where the source of my original money was illegal?

If my source of money is inconvenient or embarrassing but legal, it’s not at all obvious to me that tumbling cash is illegal.

The limited research I did suggests it’s illegal iff the source of my original money is not legal.

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Re:Is it legal to mix cash in a jar? How is Bitcoin mixing a... by clbrmbr on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:56PM (#38373088)
This is what the article is about. It’s a good read. Very clearly explained.
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Re:Is it legal to mix cash in a jar? How is Bitcoin mixing a... by ric2b on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:47PM (#38372971)
But the arguments against coin mixers basically claim that if someone wants increased privacy that means they're criminals, and so all coin mixing should be illegal.
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