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Bill Foster: “If we wish to prevent crypto assets from being used, for example, for ransomware or other criminal payments, that there…”

On the recordDecember 7, 2021
If we wish to prevent crypto assets from being used, for example, for ransomware or other criminal payments, that there is no logical alternative to having all crypto transactions be associated with a legally-traceable identity.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster argues for the necessity of traceable identities in crypto transactions to combat crime.

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