Taiwan allows banks to temporarily freeze foreign nationals' accounts

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Taiwan allows banks to temporarily freeze foreign nationals’ accounts, news link has more information on it

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6294981

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Already some discussion about this here:

Foreigners banking discrimination?

Bank accounts registered to foreign nationals who leave Taiwan under one of four designated scenarios will be flagged as high-risk for potential misuse as mule accounts, an official with the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) told CNA. The situations include departing after the expiration or early termination of a work contract, being reported as missing or absconding, or being detained for illegal entry or unlawful employment, according to the official, who requested anonymity. […] St…

[bz]

Yes?
All countries do that under various circumstances…

[crusher]

The Epstein coin.

You couldn’t make this sh.t up.

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@crusher

Epstein coin

Wait, what?

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@crusher

Epstein coin

Wait, what?

Below is the facts any more than that is conspiracy that may or may not be true.

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MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative: Epstein was a key financial pillar behind the launch of MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) in 2015 . His “gift funds,” facilitated through then-MIT Media Lab director Joichi Ito, helped establish the DCI as a crucial funding source for Bitcoin Core developers after the Bitcoin Foundation ran into financial trouble . This funding helped pay prominent developers like Wladimir van der Laan and Cory Fields, positioning MIT as a central hub for protocol work .
· Early Investments in Crypto Companies: Epstein made direct investments in two cornerstone companies of the American crypto industry in 2014. He invested $3 million in Coinbase** during its Series C funding round, a deal brokered by Tether co-founder Brock Pierce . He also invested approximately **$500,000 in Blockstream, a Bitcoin infrastructure firm co-founded by Adam Back .”

Sources The DOJ (Confirmed) , New York Times, Yahoo Finance The Guardian

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Epstein was a key financial pillar behind the launch of MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) in 2015

Ooooh, crypto, not physical coinage, I was thinking of the commemorative coins His Orangeness has been mooting - it really wouldn’t surprise me if he had one for Epstein in the works!