Questions tagged [currency]
For questions directly relating to currency, its use and legalities - not just when currency is involved
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Is unintentional one-time bug abuse illegal?
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Someone making API requests through a banking platform, withdrew many times in succession, and through some miracle bug they all went through.
Someone unaffiliated with a ...
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Is it illegal to buy and/or sell "feet pics" or pictures of feet if the seller is a minor?
Curious about this -- I'm not a buyer of such things. A growing trend online that has been booming is females selling pictures of their feet online, very often to male buyers. If the seller happens to ...
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On the legality of replacing international transfers with intranational ones
Here is a fictional story based on this question.
Andrey is a Russian programmer residing in Germany who makes regular wire transfers to his father, Boris, who resides in Russia. Chris & Dasha, a ...
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Can gold/silver bullion be used to buy/sell market goods?
U.S. here, specifically NY state.
Suppose I have an authentic gold coin ("bullion"). Vendor X is selling a product that she is willing to sell me for the general value (I say general here ...
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Legality of Chaumian e-cash
In the 1980s, David Chaum, a cryptographer, came up with micropayment system that would achieve cryptographic transaction privacy. Later, in the 1990s, he attempted to build this system, but it did ...
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Audio Recordings as Evidence
I have many a times seen people deal with their Stock Brokers telling them to sell or buy shares and as the prices fluctuate quite quickly they don't have the time to get everything in writing. I once ...
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Is the game company required to help and take actions for a player who got scammed in the game for virtual currencies?
According to the answers in this question, you are legally responsible when scamming someone for virtual goods in a game. However, in most of the cases it is very hard to actually get any information ...
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US states and legal tender (money)
I was of the understanding that all governmental bodies inside the US were required to accept all forms of legal tender. In other words, if you owed a $1,000 fine to the federal, state, or local ...
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Overpaid in cash at out of state hospital, they wont pay back
In Nevada, I needed some care at a hospital. After treatment, they told me I owed $1600 so I trusted them and paid in cash. Turns out I actually only owed about $1100, so they owe me $500. I live in ...
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UK Estate Agent withdrawing house before occupancy without returning fees
In February, my relative agreed to rent a house. She paid a holding deposit, and after numerous credit checks the move was agreed - to begin on 1st April 2020. She paid the deposit and first month's ...
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Is it illegal to use $ dollar to indicate in game currencies?
I'm creating a game where the player earns money while playing, my question is, could it be considered illicit or misleading to use the dollar sign ($) after the current amount of money in-game. I'm ...
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Is it legal for a business in the US to charge to make change?
Is it legal in the US, for a business to charge a fee to make change (cash to smaller denominations, e.g., taking a dollar bill and giving back coins) or the reverse (e.g., taking coins and returning ...
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Is it legal to keep a small amount of cash I found on the street?
I found a £5 note on the street tucked under some leaves a few months ago while walking a route I regularly walked. There was nobody around and there are no shops near to where I found the note for me ...
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Buying in-game currency but not receiving what you pay for with the in-game currency
I am in a somewhat debate with a friend regarding in-game currency.
TLDR: I told him I could have a case if the game I bought in-game currency for would provide the in-game currency, but when I buy a ...
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Can I destroy US currency?
From what I understand, destroying US currency is illegal with 0 exceptions. Legal Information Institute says: “Whoever mutilates... cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill... or ...
