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Whole lot of people here who don't seem to realize that CAR is one of the poorest countries in the world locked in a perpetual civil war that is currently being
by some_random 5y ago
Whole lot of people here who don't seem to realize that CAR is one of the poorest countries in the world locked in a perpetual civil war that is currently being used as a weapons showroom for Russia. I have absolutely no idea what this change will possibly do, but I guess it'll make it a bit easier for Wagner mercenaries to move the money they receive from their kidnapping and extortion schemes.
- psychlops 5y agoYou believe the government is making bitcoin legal tender because russian mercenaries use bitcoin somehow?
- Barrin92 5y agoCrypto is attractive to repressive governments that want to avoid international scrutiny or procure arms or what have you with less oversight. Russia itself is trying to pass regulation for similar reasons. North Korea and Iran both have used ransomware to steal crypto and fund military programs. Venezuela attempted to introduce its own cryptocurrency as well. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/business/russia-sanctions-cryptocurrency.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/business/russia-sanctions...
- Apocryphon 5y agoThey’re saying it’s a side benefit to mercenaries who happen to be operating in-country, not the cause.
- some_random 5y agoIt's a country being ravaged by locals and foreigners alike at every single level, I'm saying that any decision made is more likely to be for looting the country than helping it.