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		stcredzero on June 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Bitcoin Scam Bitcoin is primarily used for regulation arbitrage. I'm unfamiliar with the term "regulation arbitrage." Is this just flaunting laws and regulations? Examples?

886 on June 18, 2019 [–]

I believe russian_bot means "taking advantage from an inefficiency". In this case, taking advantage of regulation, or non-regulation rather.

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