Re: How far is to far?

Miron writes, 
"Charge for the mix services with crypto money.  The crypto money could be
some networking service..."

Only problem is, once we start anything like a formal barter system, it
comes under the IRS.  The way to avoid that is to keep it a volunteer
organisation with an expectation of time commitment to projects or to
payment of membership dues.  Not-for-profit organisations are of course
regulated in a minimal way (think of your local Model Railroad Club), but
the accounting isn't as strict and the membership transactions don't have to
be reported in detail.  

-gg

gg@well.sf.ca.us (George A. Gleason) writes:

>Miron writes, 
>"Charge for the mix services with crypto money.  The crypto money could be
>some networking service..."

>Only problem is, once we start anything like a formal barter system, it
>comes under the IRS.  The way to avoid that is to keep it a volunteer

How do you think the IRS is going to trace those banks and customers
behind all the anon mixes?
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Miron writes:
>How do you think the IRS is going to trace those banks and customers
>behind all the anon mixes?

Easy.  This one, though, is not in the crypto literature to my knowledge.

Attack by regulation.

Not, mind you, that it will be enforceable without a bn on
cryptography in general.

Eric