I have this theory with no base whatsoever except my arse if you count that. A DNM ran by Russian carders is no way off the radar. Russian government knows about it and they also know who is running it. However, since it is not threatening Mother Russia national security why take it down? They controlling the majority of the DNM transaction and I bet my house they tax it too. I mean no-way they can launder that amount of money unnoticed. Also, to put the icing on the cake, most of the users are US citizens. If that aint convincing I don't know what is!
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I was saying this a while ago! It's a narco terrorism op to fund KGB Black Ops while systemically poisoning their enemies with drugs! Why do you think they like Monero so much!
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