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Even things like buying houses (and I have heard of people buying houses with ETH). People generally like privacy when it comes to medium and large purchases,
by garbagetime 5y ago
Even things like buying houses (and I have heard of people buying houses with ETH).
People generally like privacy when it comes to medium and large purchases, regardless of what it is that they are purchasing.
- pjc50 5y agoIt would be illegal to anonymously buy property in the UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-buy-a-home/how-to-buy#id-checks https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-buy-a-home... > People generally like privacy when it comes to medium and large purchases The "war on money laundering" goes against this.
- ceejayoz 5y agohttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/pandora-papers-uk-real-estate-hiding-assets-shell-companies-corruption/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pandora-papers-uk-real-estate-h... > But the recent Pandora Papers leak has revealed that U.K. properties worth nearly $5.5 billion, according to those who've analyzed the documents, have been purchased through offshore shell companies that hide the owners' identities. > "Using a shell company means that no one need ever know that the asset is yours," said anti-corruption activist Duncan Hames, Director of Policy at Transparency International. "Indeed, the British government probably doesn't know."