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From the FT article (couldn't read the Torygraph as behind a paywall).Originally posted by jamesbrown View PostThere's countless examples. It isn't a new thing. Perhaps they will achieve a degree of acceptance, eventually, but they are currently very scammy indeed. Couple of examples from very different dates:
https://www.ft.com/content/40c64992-...7-5465a6ce1a00
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/investin...awyer-blocked/
Obvious problems include anti-money laundering and proof that income or capital gains taxes have been paid. You might be OK if you can find a forensic accountant to document everything, but that's what you get when you "invest" in an "asset class" that is preferred by criminals and charlatans
Nothing in UK mortgage regulation prevents borrowers from using sterling proceeds from cryptocurrency transactions as a deposit. Many lenders including Coventry Building Society, Skipton and the Yorkshire Building Society said they would accept deposits derived from bitcoin sales.I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man
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All this reveals is your bias.Originally posted by Whorty View Post
From the FT article (couldn't read the Torygraph as behind a paywall).
Now read the rest of the article.
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Oh, and if you want to circumvent the torygraph paywall, (lack of) javascript is your friend. I know, they're cretins.
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Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
All this reveals is your bias.
Now read the rest of the article. 
I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man
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It's finally happening. Market down 1.5% .... soon be hitting the 3500 mark as Scooty predicted
Sell, sell, sell
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Paying taxes and not engaging in money laundering, or facilitating crimes in any other ways are normal sane civilised things that are to be expected in any modern society.Originally posted by ronkeenDumbass post deleted by moderator.
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Yep, Scooty called that one right tooOriginally posted by scooterscot View PostIt'll be a bank collapse. Which? HSBC still remains my favourite.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58051818
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