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minus-squareArigion ( Arigion@feddit.de ) linkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 years agoWhy would they use bitcoins to pay for the stream? If it’s already bitcoin why bother?
minus-squareIWantToFuckSpez ( IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 years agoAnd then what? How do you then buy a house or a car with Bitcoin without alerting the authorities? Tax man will knock on the door and ask how you’ve obtained those bitcoins and ask why you didn’t report and pay taxes over those Bitcoin. And bitcoin aren’t even truly anonymous.
Why would they use bitcoins to pay for the stream? If it’s already bitcoin why bother?
And then what? How do you then buy a house or a car with Bitcoin without alerting the authorities? Tax man will knock on the door and ask how you’ve obtained those bitcoins and ask why you didn’t report and pay taxes over those Bitcoin.
And bitcoin aren’t even truly anonymous.