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A.G. Schneiderman Launches Inquiry into Cryptocurrency “Exchanges”

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Interesting to see it's in new york - I wonder what role the big players in finance have had in lobbying for this. Nonetheless, this is great. I would bet every single crypto exchange has their hand deep in the honey pot so they deserve whatever an investigation turns up.

> I would bet every single crypto exchange has their hand deep in the honey pot I really doubt it. These exchanges are making unbelievable amounts of money in fees. There's no reason for them to risk that just to make a little more.

These exchanges are all operating completely outside of any regulation or oversight. I wouldn't be surprised to find if most of them were completely insolvent and didn't hold a good majority of the crypto currency they claim to. I also wouldn't be surprised if a good fraction of their exchange volume was completely fabricated.

If you use these exchanges, you are basically playing in a wild-west casino where the house has every single advantage and every incentive to siphon off every dime of your money.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

He has motivation to protect the legacy banking system and all unenumerated motivations as well.

What part of "burden of proof" do you not understand?

Believe whatever you want

Re: A.G. Schneiderman Launches Inquiry into Cryptocurrency “Exchanges”

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since when one guy can crack down on global exchanges. this is why we need decentralised exchanges

He’s not ‘one guy’. He’s the chief prosecutor of the state that happens to be the home of one of the world’s financial capitals. If you want New York money, you need to deal with the New York legal system. Decentralized exchanges won’t help you either. Any time you interface with a nation’s currency, you’re going to deal with that nation’s government.

sure but he cannot do anything to an exchange that operates from Malta or Honk Kong.
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