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Title: 2013-07-12 Coinbase offers new ID checks for heavy, impatient Bitcoin user. Post by: patricktim on July 15, 2013, 12:30:23 PM http://gigaom.com/2013/07/12/coinbase-offers-new-id-checks-for-heavy-impatient-bitcoin-users-but-why/
A key part of making Bitcoin more respectable is making it harder to use the crypto-currency for money laundering – one of the main things financial regulators care about. And since Bitcoin’s use is inherently anonymous, that leaves the purchase and sale of Bitcoins as the only point of control. |