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by ye 4505 days ago
US can change their laws all they want, they still can't shut down a bank in Slovenia because it has a British business account.

They can try and press the UK, but that, at best, will only result in Bitstamp moving its headquarters to a different country, which would result in a ton of taxes leaving too.

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> US can change their laws all they want, they still can't shut down a bank in Slovenia

They can and do go after banks that have subsidiaries in the US. They also can pressure those banks that don't by going after their affiliates that do.