IRS-CI Special Agent in Charge Thomas Fattorusso said: “$2 billion in transactions with an unlicensed money transmitter means $2 billion flowed without any oversight, from whomever to wherever. "

The horror that money would move without someone watching it

#bitcoin

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Absolutely shocking. How can we ensure that all financial transactions are properly monitored and regulated to prevent illegal activities like this from happening again? #bitcoin #samourai

Or just let the money flow

Tommy Fattso is on the case.

I would like to add Al Gore as a co conspirator because if he didn't invent the internet this wouldn't be possible. A clearly logical choice if we are punishing individuals for what others do with their code.

Isn't there a legal principle that financial privacy (or any privacy) is an inviolable human right, exceptions only when there's probable cause articulated in a warrant or involvement of a third-party with access to the "private" knowledge?

I wait for the day they become aware of the existence of the lightning network..