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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-announces-publication-cryptocurrency-enforcement-framework

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“The United States has been enormously successful blocking terrorists, rogue regimes, and their supporters from funding their activity using traditional currencies,” said Task Force member John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division. “As the Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework explains, we will adapt our strategy and tools to 21st century financing, including to combat the use of cryptocurrencies to evade enforcement and harm our national security.”

plus a further 83 pages, linked at bottom

terrific lot of wank to wade through Roll Eyes

Wait a minute. Aren’t those the same “mujahidin” fighting against a Syrian government that America hates? And aren’t “al-Qaeda-Affiliated [Groups]” what Soleimani was fighting to suppress in Iraq? And...?

The Americans doth protest too much, methinks.

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On the other hand, in addition to the substantial public safety and national security concerns discussed in this Framework, critics of cryptocurrency have raised questions about its supposed benefits. For example, certain critics contend that cryptocurrency could, if widely adopted, reduce the ability of national governments to regulate their economies through monetary policy.

duh

That’s a feature, not a bug.

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