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dmitriid on Jan 22, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: An incomplete guide to stealth addresses

> Ukraine received a bunch of international crypto donations last year, for example.

That they can surely use, right, right? Because all that crypto can be easily used for buying stuff, right? right?

In reality it looks like those donations were laundered through an offshore exchange. Someone will always find ways to profit from war.

DennisP on Jan 22, 2023 [–]

According to Ukrainian officials, yes, some of their military suppliers did in fact accept crypto directly, and it was quicker and easier than using the banking system.

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/07/ukraine-is-buying...

mnd999 on Jan 22, 2023 | [–]

Arms dealers are pragmatists.

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