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Re:Ledger confirms hidden chip in crypto wallet amid $92M th... by kasey_junk on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @05:47PM (#50079334)
Are there any American banks that will let you wire money to North Korea?
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Re:Ledger confirms hidden chip in crypto wallet amid $92M th... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @06:10PM (#50079621)
No. But pretty much any American bank will let you wire to a new Chinese or Singaporean account that sweeps funds every evening to other jurisdiction.
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Re:Ledger confirms hidden chip in crypto wallet amid $92M th... by kasey_junk on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @08:21PM (#50080830)
Ok but then you are dealing with criminals willing to run up against those governments.

That’s not an incremental change in risk over a crypto transaction.

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Re:Ledger confirms hidden chip in crypto wallet amid $92M th... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @10:23PM (#50081596)
> but then you are dealing with criminals willing to run up against those governments

Sure...? If you get scammed you probably are. My point is immutable transactions aren't unique to crypto. They're just a lot more difficult to stumble into with real finance.

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