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Topic: [2015-12-18][Forklog.net] Restrictions for bitcoin in the wake of Paris massacre (Read 365 times)

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Following the terrifying massacre and bombings in Paris last month, the French government started insisting on restricting or even banning several technologies facilitating anonymous money transfers, including digital currencies.

Other means of anonymous payments include pre-paid cards and mobile payments.

Michel Sapin, the French minister for finance, states that attacks could be prevented if the authorities managed to track down small transactions, as the financing of the latest terrorist attack in Paris was relatively scarce.


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