Citing Hamas, the US Wants to Treat Crypto "Mixers" as Suspected Money Launderers
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With a new emphasis on the Hamas attacks on Israel, the US Treasury has proposed designating foreign cryptocurrency “mixer” services as money launderers and national security threats.
  • JackSkellington@lemmy.worldEnglish
    382·
    1 year ago

    Shhhh would someone please remind them that money laundering of large scale occurs regularly at much higher volumes in London banks and others?

    • db2@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      Politicians say “rules for thee but not for me” though.

    • stown@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      1 year ago

      But those companies have paid good money to politicians for that privilege. You can’t expect them to have to follow the rules. To quote Jafar from Aladdin, “You ever heard of the golden rule? Whoever has the gold makes the rules.”

    • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I would have said you’ve forgotten Credit Suisse but now that UBS swallowed it, it works.