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minus-square@MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglish71•2 months agoDo the shareholders not realize how much easier it is to bribe the president with crypto?
minus-square@taladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 months agoI don’t think people who give or take bribes usually like having a permanent history of the transaction.
minus-square@shortwavesurfer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish14•2 months agoWhich is why they take the bribe in monero
minus-square@FarceOfWill@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoBig incentive to keep trump in power if your bribery of him is public record. Someone else might do something about it
minus-square@tfm@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agohttps://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-mixer-and-how-does-it-work
minus-square@taladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoWorkarounds for the shortcomings certainly make bribes possible with crypto but not exactly easier than with traditional currencies.
minus-squareUlrichlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-22 months agoWhy would they care? Perfectly legal in the US. And consumers/citizens obviously don’t care either.
minus-square@ayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 months agoBribery isn’t illegal, theres no need to be coy and secretive about it.
minus-square@RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoThat entirely depends on context. Bribing a cop is illegal. Bribing a politician doesn’t appear to be illegal anymore (USA)
Do the shareholders not realize how much easier it is to bribe the president with crypto?
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.
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)