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So money laundry is legal if you have a banking license and pay the fee (fine). In HSBC's case that fine is less than my credit card APR.


Money laundering just results in a fine when it happens in a Mexico branch and there is no evidence that someone higher up actually knew it was happening.


Money laundry is legal if the government and judges say so.

And for most banks, they say so, or at least just give them a slap on the wrist. For bitcoin, or any independent individual doing it, they don't, and they never will.

It's that simple.




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