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minus-squareMummifiedClient5000@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up134arrow-down5·17 days agoDo the shareholders not realize how much easier it is to bribe the president with crypto?
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·16 days agoBribery isn’t illegal, theres no need to be coy and secretive about it.
minus-squareRedditIsDeddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoThat entirely depends on context. Bribing a cop is illegal. Bribing a politician doesn’t appear to be illegal anymore (USA)
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·17 days agoI don’t think people who give or take bribes usually like having a permanent history of the transaction.
minus-squaretfm@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·17 days agohttps://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-mixer-and-how-does-it-work
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·17 days agoWorkarounds for the shortcomings certainly make bribes possible with crypto but not exactly easier than with traditional currencies.
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·17 days agoWhich is why they take the bribe in monero
minus-squareFarceOfWill@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·17 days agoBig incentive to keep trump in power if your bribery of him is public record. Someone else might do something about it
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-216 days agoWhy would they care? Perfectly legal in the US. And consumers/citizens obviously don’t care either.
Do the shareholders not realize how much easier it is to bribe the president with crypto?
Bribery isn’t illegal, theres no need to be coy and secretive about it.
That entirely depends on context. Bribing a cop is illegal. Bribing a politician doesn’t appear to be illegal anymore (USA)
I don’t think people who give or take bribes usually like having a permanent history of the transaction.
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.
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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Why would they care? Perfectly legal in the US. And consumers/citizens obviously don’t care either.