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The planet money piece is very long so I’ll have to check it out later, but the Vice article says nothing of the sort and actually spends time mocking people and saying it’s a conspiracy. So I’m not really sure how that at all supports what you’re saying. It just says CIA is interested in and involved in crypto, which makes sense given how it’s used. It does not say anything at all like what you claimed
No, the Vice article fully supports what I'm saying for that point. Look who is quoted:
As I stated, the CIA is fully involved in crypto. The other article is the one that explains why people think Satoshi is CIA.
How do you think spies get money?
how do you think spies got money before bitcoin first launched…?
Money Laundering Techniques
Guess what crypto is
You’re so close dude.
I'm playing chess with a pigeon. Strut around buddy, eat some corn.
When your response is so obviously canned (and arguably forced) it really takes a lot of the sting out of it lol
You dropped a feather
Mine was better
Feel free to have the last word, I’m sure it’s very important to you. Either way I won’t be reading or responding to it.
In cash, but it was always risky. Couriers get intercepted, etc.
That said, I don't think BTC is the best for CIA. It's publicly traceable and that's always been known. Of course if they have untraceable bank accounts and used those to buy the BTC, then it's not particularly relevant. The spies can use their own tactics to hide their income.
Spies are buying vehicles, drugs, guns. They can't carry that much cash and large amounts must be declared at customs and can be seized via asset forfeiture laws and the person investigated as a spy. The entire point is to not be detected by the government or banks.
So no, not cash.
You can easily make new accounts and scramble crypto accounts and funds.
BTC is good for spies bc it has low volatility and can blend in with normal citizens who trade it bc it is so well known. They don't need a bank account in the country they are spying in for it, they just transfer the BTC instead of giving cash.
That's literally what's being discussed lol, those specific tactics.