The Deel corporate spy was paid in crypto because it was assumed untraceable! 

“Soon after I received the initial payment, Philippe Bouaziz informed me that future payments would be made via cryptocurrency, as this method would leave ‘no trace.’”

10 years + in, multiple cycles, booms and busts and so much money made one crypto guy was able to finance a private spaceflight — and still no one knows how any of it works

God Bless This Mess

Philippe Bouaziz (French)

connects to my grand theory of French Cheating

fundamentally i believe French culture believes

- the system is unfair and run by elites
- therefore, to win one must either: 1. outsmart the system or 2. be part of the elite
- both are viewed as bad - being in the elite is immoral, and success, even via outsmarting, is bad because following the rules is good

other examples / memes :
- trump polymarket guy
- "dev is french" in crypto = scammer

Butnthat "dev is fr3nch = scammer" thing, that comes from thatbone instance where a french dev rugged a project, right? Some coin?

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It’s happened many times unfortunately, hence the meme

Many times? Oh, wow. I did not know that.