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Say you run a hotel at 60% occupancy. Then the hotel suddenly goes to 80% occupancy. No additional costs. No inventory paper trail. A small motel with paper bookings could probably launder a lot of money for a silent partner.

10k comes in as bitcoin bookings (2-3 rooms per night). 10k-laundry fee gets paid as dividends to an "investor," "consultant" or anything really. The reservation books are paper.

Many consumer facing service businesses fit the bill, but hotels are a nice big category. It makes sense for them to be accepting internet payments.



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