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Former Mt. Gox CEO Heads to Trial in Japan Over Missing Bitcoins

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Re: Former Mt. Gox CEO Heads to Trial in Japan Over Missing Bitcoins

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> spent money lavishly, including on > prostitutes I do not like what journalism in 2017 looks like.

How do you mean? Phrases like that have been a staple of journalism for at least 150 years.

And that needs to be changed. Sex work needs to be dragged out of that puritan hellhole, and highlighting thhat he spent money on prositutes but not anything else just perpetuates the view of sex work as "bad".

Re: Former Mt. Gox CEO Heads to Trial in Japan Over Missing Bitcoins

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you mean? Phrases like that have been a staple of journalism for at least 150 years.

And that needs to be changed. Sex work needs to be dragged out of that puritan hellhole, and highlighting thhat he spent money on prositutes but not anything else just perpetuates the view of sex work as "bad".

That is very laudable, but I'm not sure if prostitutes are ever going to qualify for a business expense

Re: Former Mt. Gox CEO Heads to Trial in Japan Over Missing Bitcoins

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> Bitcoin has suffered hacking incidents including one last year in which a major Hong Kong-based exchange Bitfinex suspended trading after $65 million in the virtual unit was stolen.

Quality research. /s

This is akin to saying HTTPS was hacked, when YAHOO got hacked.

Re: Former Mt. Gox CEO Heads to Trial in Japan Over Missing Bitcoins

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> Bitcoin has suffered hacking incidents including one last year in which a major Hong Kong-based exchange Bitfinex suspended trading after $65 million in the virtual unit was stolen.

Quality research. /s

This is akin to saying HTTPS was hacked, when YAHOO got hacked.

Re: Former Mt. Gox CEO Heads to Trial in Japan Over Missing Bitcoins

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

And that needs to be changed. Sex work needs to be dragged out of that puritan hellhole, and highlighting thhat he spent money on prositutes but not anything else just perpetuates the view of sex work as "bad".

That is very laudable, but I'm not sure if prostitutes are ever going to qualify for a business expense

They might if buying them for one's potential clients instead of for oneself?

Re: Former Mt. Gox CEO Heads to Trial in Japan Over Missing Bitcoins

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is very laudable, but I'm not sure if prostitutes are ever going to qualify for a business expense

They might if buying them for one's potential clients instead of for oneself?

A rather regular thing in some circles. Cryptos certainly being one of those circles.
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