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For what it's worth to the people saying "we (as in the US or the international community more generally) have no interest in this and shouldn't trample on sovereign nations," I re…

It's mentioned by another commenter, but being cut off from the US financial system, even for banks with no presence here, is a blow that many institutions cannot recover from. The…

Check out the book "The Bankers' New Clothes," which addresses the intentionally obscure language of finance

It matters enormously in financial transactions for regulatory reason. Companies that want to process transactions need to have at least a defensible mechanism for identifying thei…

This epitomizes why I will never consider Barack Obama a great President. I've seen good arguments that he is above average, even well above-average as a President. I respect a lot…

I'd like to hear your thoughts on how to be a good developer. I fall into this group and I'm entirely self-taught. I've been following the Free Code Camp curriculum while also work…

I've done money laundering and fraud investigations for financial firms. Never got to use Palantir, but I know a guy who did. He said it's basically for people who don't know how t…