Re:Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdow...
by hilariously on Saturday June 13, 2026 @09:48PM
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Probably using the rule of law in some way? Talking about it in public? Legislating? You know... government type stuff?
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Re:Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdow...
by mlrtime on Sunday June 14, 2026 @05:19AM
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Like Biden did for crypto? Oh wait, no he had a backdoor war using the banking system and refused to enact new laws.
Re:Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdow...
by vineyardmike on Sunday June 14, 2026 @05:50AM
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Refusing to enact new laws around a thing most people don’t like, don’t want, and don’t care about (oh and is used for scams often) is quite different than a secret back door war.
Re:Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdow...
by mlrtime on Monday June 15, 2026 @06:01AM
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"around a thing most people don’t like"
Liking or not liking has nothing to do with it, this is literally the job of the government. Why do you think states started enacting their own crypto regulation laws (NYDFS) because the administration did 0.
Re:Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdow...
by thinkcontext on Sunday June 14, 2026 @09:08AM
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The crypto "industry" had a series of multi-$B scams, seems like strong regulation would be called for. On the other hand, Trump executed a rug pulling token for himself and his wife days before his 2nd term and sells pardons to fraudsters and money launders. I know that inspires confidence.
Re:Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdow...
by mlrtime on Monday June 15, 2026 @06:04AM
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And Biden ran a secret covert war using the banking system which is also questionably legal. At least with the current you know what is happening and what is allowed.
Re:Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdow...
by hilariously on Monday June 15, 2026 @08:10AM
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Amazing, have you checked the tariff situation? The war in Iran? Killing people in boats in South America? The personal slush fund? Knocking down the white house? Hiring and firing felons for the cabinet?
The list goes on and on for things that defy understanding what is happening and what is allowed, you are genuinely not credible.
Re:Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdow...
by thinkcontext on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @09:08AM
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> And Biden ran a secret covert war using the banking system which is also questionably legal.
The industry is infested with scammers, what a great idea to tie the stability of the banking system to it.
> At least with the current you know what is happening and what is allowed.
So you would categorize bribes and North Korean style displays of fealty as a normal part of doing business?
Re:Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdow...
by Spooky23 on Sunday June 14, 2026 @10:19AM
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Yes you’re right. Paying off POTUS’s family through a series of pump and dump schemes is much better than what Biden did.
Re:Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdow...
by mlrtime on Monday June 15, 2026 @06:03AM
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At least their is clarity on what is allowed or not. As much as you hate crypto, the jobs of the gov is to enact these laws and enforce them. Biden had a secret war, that is not how you run a Gov.