European Banks Rumored to be Monitoring and Reporting Transactions Related to Bitcoin

European Banks Rumored to be Monitoring and Reporting Transactions Related to Bitcoin

An anonymous Reddit user who self-identifies as bank employee posted a warning saying that his bank received a memo from the national financial institute, with instructions to report anyone who receives more than €1,000 that may be linked to Bitcoin. The five-page memo outlines how surveillance works, how the network is monitored and says that some....


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