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On the recordMarch 8, 2023
if we wish to prevent crypto assets from being used for ransomware, if we wish to prevent wash trades and other market manipulation, is there any alternative to having every crypto transaction ultimately associated with a traceable legal identity issued by a country with which we have extradition treaties?
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster questions the necessity of traceable identities for crypto transactions to prevent misuse.

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