RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoBitcoin hits record high as Trump vows to end crypto crackdownarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down115
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minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoIsn’t USD also linked to many of those? Gangs launder physical cash through businesses, ransomware can ask for credit cards or bank accounts, terrorists may take USD as it can be spent nearly anywhere.
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoOh yes, these kinds of organizations love cash because it’s a bearer asset.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoThe difference is that 100% of crypto-currency transactions are stuff like that and only a small percentage of USD transactions.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoDo you have a source for that? I’ve seen local businesses like pizza shops and such accept btc.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoAnd by “pizza shops” you mean that one pizza shop that tried it back before BTC got really expensive?
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI’m pretty sure they just charge the local currency equivalent in BTC at the time of purchase.
Isn’t USD also linked to many of those? Gangs launder physical cash through businesses, ransomware can ask for credit cards or bank accounts, terrorists may take USD as it can be spent nearly anywhere.
Oh yes, these kinds of organizations love cash because it’s a bearer asset.
The difference is that 100% of crypto-currency transactions are stuff like that and only a small percentage of USD transactions.
Do you have a source for that? I’ve seen local businesses like pizza shops and such accept btc.
And by “pizza shops” you mean that one pizza shop that tried it back before BTC got really expensive?
I’m pretty sure they just charge the local currency equivalent in BTC at the time of purchase.