US authorities call on cryptocoin 'exchanges' to sign up for regulation The United States' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again warned investors to be ever-so-careful when considering cryptocurrencies, because so-called “exchanges” for the assets fit all the definitions of a subject—to-regulation exchange other than having signed up for that regulation. In a March 7th public …
I can see why cryptocurrencies are so popular: they have no traceable owner or origin. This also makes the distaste of governments very logical: it's very hard to raise tax on it. ... Anonymous Coward
You might like to reconsider the veracity of the first part of that comment, AC, for there has never been a non-traceability component to origin of ownership? ..... https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608716/bitcoin-transactions-arent-as-anonymous-as-everyone-hoped/
As for the second part, well yes, it is rather distasteful of governments, isn't it ..... but par for their courses in/with sub-prime intelligence sources.
Surely government is the perfect mechanism for money laundering and tax avoidance as it seeks to control and extract a price from their services allowing it? And, knowingly spending money you don't have and proposing charging repayment to future generations and systems, creating increasing debt and operating with deficits, is tantamount to being responsible for drivering an imperfect mechanism for money laundering and tax avoidance?
Or is that view not right and government be wronged?
"The Reg hears near-constant news of its adoption for serious work by reputable companies."
Now that would be interesting.
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