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		BlueTemplar on Feb 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as paym... Since every bitcoin transaction is recorded, law enforcement is rather helped. There are "mixers" that supposedly allow to make it harder to figure out, but that didn't stop them from busting Silk Road !

chrischen on Feb 9, 2021 [–]

The grandparent's use case of laundering it through an ATM in fact circumvents this.

BlueTemplar on Feb 9, 2021 | [–]

Good point. These are at a high risk of being outlawed then...

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