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minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·27 days agoI don’t think people who give or take bribes usually like having a permanent history of the transaction.
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·27 days agoWhich is why they take the bribe in monero
minus-squareFarceOfWill@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·27 days agoBig incentive to keep trump in power if your bribery of him is public record. Someone else might do something about it
minus-squaretfm@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·27 days agohttps://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-mixer-and-how-does-it-work
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·27 days agoWorkarounds for the shortcomings certainly make bribes possible with crypto but not exactly easier than with traditional currencies.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-227 days agoWhy would they care? Perfectly legal in the US. And consumers/citizens obviously don’t care either.
I don’t think people who give or take bribes usually like having a permanent history of the transaction.
Which is why they take the bribe in monero
Big incentive to keep trump in power if your bribery of him is public record. Someone else might do something about it
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https://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-mixer-and-how-does-it-work
Workarounds for the shortcomings certainly make bribes possible with crypto but not exactly easier than with traditional currencies.
Why would they care? Perfectly legal in the US. And consumers/citizens obviously don’t care either.