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by lxgr 818 days ago
> I pay for my VPN subscription online, anonymously using crypto. Am I facilitating crime?

No, and you'll continue to be able to do so under the new regulation unless I'm missing something.
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justaj 817 days ago
Doesn't it say it right there in the first paragraph?

> And anonymous payments in cryptocurrencies to wallets operated by providers (hosted wallets) will be prohibited even for minimum amounts without a threshold.

Doesn't this mean that literally all anonymous crypto transactions would be banned?

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literalAardvark 817 days ago
It does, and the real surprise is only that it took so long.

The strictness of AML/KYC is half the reason why it's easier to use crypto than banking. They're removing the glitch.

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