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You believe the government is making bitcoin legal tender because russian mercenaries use bitcoin somehow?

• Barrin92 5y ago
  Crypto 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 ago
  They’re saying it’s a side benefit to mercenaries who happen to be operating in-country, not the cause.
• some_random 5y ago
  It'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.