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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by sem@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

After reading such news I have an obvious question. Does anyone know a PayPal-like service, that allows to hide the destination of my transactions from Mastercard / bank, but with a good privacy policy? Or how else can I restrict the usage of my financial data by mastercard or bank?

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[-] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

Monero is for everybody. The most common things I purchase on a monthly basis in Monero are Domino's Pizza and groceries. And as far as I'm aware, neither of those things are illegal. Monero is money, just like a $100 bill is money (currently). It is perfectly legal to hold and use Monero.

[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago
[-] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip -2 points 3 months ago

No, but it's very easy to buy a Domino's gift card with Monero and use that.

[-] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

Where I live they used to accept BTC. Not Monero unfortunately.

[-] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago

Well, there are plenty of places that do accept Monero. Take a look at https://monerica.com and https://xmrbazaar.com which is a small but growing marketplace to buy and sell anything you wish (excluding illegal goods) .

[-] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

Oh that's interesting! Thanks for letting me know.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

Until you do your taxes. The government hates crypto.

[-] Hugin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Taxes in the US for crypto are easy. I sold some crypto I had and just put the amount in the other income box and paid the tax.

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