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U.S. Government Advisory: Consider not paying freelancers in cryptocurrencyhome.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20220516_dprk_it_worker_fact_sheet.pdf
54 sats \ 22 comments \ @earnbitcoin 17 May 2022 bitcoin
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1002 sats \ 0 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 17 May 2022
This guidance is not compatible with KYC-free platforms for freelancers and microtask workers.
There's an entire industry that do not require (or even ask for) identification, and pay in bitcoin and/or other cryptocurrencies..
Freelancing platforms which pay in Bitcoin https://cointastical.medium.com/freelancing-platforms-which-pay-in-bitcoin-e38be56166df
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30 sats \ 5 replies \ @Gar 18 May 2022
  • Banning remote workers just because they live in (or come from) a certain country is morally wrong
  • Being suspicious (or disqualifying) people who prefer to be paid in Bitcoin is out of order
  • Presuming to tell the "international community" who they can hire and pay is hubris; bad for productivity; unnecessarily exclusionary
Authorities in the U.S. have really run amok. Not only do they eschew the values of their own country, they push this stuff on everybody else.
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31 sats \ 4 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 18 May 2022
It's just like with exchanges. How can you know if your anon customer is on the OFAC list? You can't. Therefore, you must KYC everyone. Exchanges that respond thinking only doing a geofence based on IP, instead of KYC, will keep them out of the US Gov's sights. Ask Arthur Hayes this Friday what he thinks about doing that?
They are trying to head off an informal economy from participating. Once you are "formal", and income gets reported, then they can tax, and more importantly, control you (i.e., social credit score). But this "advisory" is how it starts. And then comes regulations that state that you cannot hire a freelancer in India, in Kenya, or wherever, without first performing KYC.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Gar 18 May 2022
Agree. Seems that Jack Dorsey's TBD project is trying to play the middle ground with this kind of thing. Perhaps with such a system, I could prove I'm not on the OFAC list without revealing other parts of my identity. Or prove I'm over 21 or some other such thing.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @deleted231216 18 May 2022
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 May 2022
You have a wrong idea about what a "country" is. My body is my "country". Wherever am I. If I travel, I am just a diplomatic in another country. But yeah, if you bend the knee and use a gov-ID, you must obey their rules. I live like that for years. And is just fine, if you know how to deal (enter in contract) with public institutions or private individuals. It's all about a contract. The whole world is based on commercial contract.
The Convention on the Rights and Duties of States is an international treaty signed in Montevideo, Uruguay, on December 26, 1933.
The convention establishes the definition of the State, its rights and obligations.
In Article 1 it establishes four characteristic criteria of a State that have become part of customary international law.
They have been recognized as confirmation in International Law, establishing that a State as a person of International Law must meet the following requirements:
ARTICLE 1 The State as a subject of International Law must meet the following requirements: I. – Permanent population. II. —Determined territory. III. -Government. IV. —Ability to enter into relations with other States.
Under these guidelines, any entity that meets these criteria can be considered a sovereign state under international law, whether or not it has been recognized by other states.
Independent Republic REML meets and fulfills the 4 requirements of Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention on the definition of the State.
ARTICLE 3 The political existence of the state is independent of its recognition by other states. Even before being recognized, the State has the right to defend its integrity and independence.
ARTICLE 7 The recognition of the State may be express or tacit. The latter results from any act that implies the intention to recognize the new State.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @freetx 18 May 2022
.....MEANWHILE you are free to walk over the border and work kyc-less for cash under-the-table and vote!
A reliable sign of collapse is when empires start full-court-press pursuing contradictory goals (ie we need total kyc social credit score AND uncontrolled anonymous migration and voting)
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20 sats \ 10 replies \ @DarthCoin 17 May 2022
Fine. Freelancers then can use https://bitwage.com and receive their payments straight into their own BTC wallets.
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10 sats \ 9 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 18 May 2022
Bitwage requires KYC.
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 May 2022
so what?
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40 sats \ 7 replies \ @deleted231216 18 May 2022
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20 sats \ 6 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 May 2022
I don't fucking care. I used bitwage from 2015. Is the best way to get paid directly in BTC from those that still don't have it.
I don't care about any fucking government or taxman. I do not pay any taxes.
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20 sats \ 5 replies \ @deleted231216 18 May 2022
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20 sats \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 May 2022
I do not use any "gov ID", that is not mine. I have my own ID, my creation, my copyright, my own "country". Or you could use a Liberland passport on Bitwage.
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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @deleted231216 18 May 2022
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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 May 2022
Why fake ID when you make your OWN ID? Using fake documents is a fellony. Using your own ID is not. Make the correct process not fakeries.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 17 May 2022
The U.S. Government is issuing this advisory as a comprehensive resource for the international community, the private sector, and the public to better understand and guard against inadvertent recruitment, hiring, and facilitation of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, a.k.a. North Korea) information technology (IT) workers.
Due diligence measures the private sector can consider to prevent inadvertent or unwitting hiring of DPRK IT workers include:
  • [...]
  • Avoid payments in cryptocurrency and require verification of banking information corresponding to other identifying documents;
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 17 May 2022
The U.S. Government agencies that issued this advisory are:
  • The Department of the Treasury (Treasury)
  • The Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation (DOJ - FBI)
  • The Department of State (State Dept.)
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 17 May 2022
Here's an article on this advisory, from The Block:
Among industries targeted, cryptocurrency is among the first the advisory names. The advisory goes on to identify "Requests for payment in cryptocurrency" as a red flag for companies to be on the alert for in making new hires.
In addition to earning income for the North Korean regime, the agencies say they use privileged access to information to stage intrusions.
North Korean IT workers are getting tech and crypto jobs online, US agencies warn https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/147188/north-korean-it-workers-are-getting-tech-and-crypto-jobs-online-us-agencies-warn https://archive.ph/gT78u <-- An archive of the article, which can be easier to read
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