Yeah, crypto is a safer, more reliable alternative for many use cases, including those that are fundamentally honest. For instance, if you're an honest person trapped as a citizen in a despotic authoritarian state that doesn't respect your property rights, crypto may be the safest, most reliable alternative for storing and transferring your hard-earned savings.
replyYes, mostly they are distributed via pallets out the back of C130s
reply(Definitely in Iraq and Afghanistan, I don't know if there's any back channel deals at the moment paying off Iranians in 100$ bills but I wouldn't be surprised if we were nudging for regime change by funding revolutionaries)
It's not hard even for Iran to trade gold and oil in USD.
reply> The Wall Street Journal reported, saying the hidden conduit enabled Tehran to receive up to $8.4 billion last year.