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minus-squareMummifiedClient5000@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up132arrow-down6·4 days agoDo the shareholders not realize how much easier it is to bribe the president with crypto?
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·4 days agoI don’t think people who give or take bribes usually like having a permanent history of the transaction.
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·4 days agoWhich is why they take the bribe in monero
minus-squareFarceOfWill@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·4 days agoBig incentive to keep trump in power if your bribery of him is public record. Someone else might do something about it
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-24 days agocorpos might not necessarily want this. sometimes they want to get rid of these people when public opinion about them is too dirty, and get a fresh puppet in.
minus-squaretfm@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agohttps://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-mixer-and-how-does-it-work
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoWorkarounds for the shortcomings certainly make bribes possible with crypto but not exactly easier than with traditional currencies.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-23 days agoWhy would they care? Perfectly legal in the US. And consumers/citizens obviously don’t care either.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·4 days agoBribery isn’t illegal, theres no need to be coy and secretive about it.
minus-squareRedditIsDeddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThat entirely depends on context. Bribing a cop is illegal. Bribing a politician doesn’t appear to be illegal anymore (USA)
Do the shareholders not realize how much easier it is to bribe the president with crypto?
I don’t think people who give or take bribes usually like having a permanent history of the transaction.
Which is why they take the bribe in monero
Big incentive to keep trump in power if your bribery of him is public record. Someone else might do something about it
corpos might not necessarily want this.
sometimes they want to get rid of these people when public opinion about them is too dirty, and get a fresh puppet in.
https://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-mixer-and-how-does-it-work
Workarounds for the shortcomings certainly make bribes possible with crypto but not exactly easier than with traditional currencies.
Why would they care? Perfectly legal in the US. And consumers/citizens obviously don’t care either.
Bribery isn’t illegal, theres no need to be coy and secretive about it.
That entirely depends on context. Bribing a cop is illegal. Bribing a politician doesn’t appear to be illegal anymore (USA)