If anyone asks, you didn't learn it from me

[@MaxMaher]

Subscribe or I'll tell the FBI

[@sigma-vd6kw]

telll me '

[@DarkLink606]

I'm not sure, Max. According to Snowden, the three-letter-agencies already funnel and store all data from companies like Google, straight from the servers, they know what I see on KZbin. Too late 😢

[@niewazneniewazne1890]

if anything I hope you'll hear voices in your head over this, because if some dumbass begins spewing whatever is in that video an onslaught of girls from whichever country the guy is from is going to indefinieitly talk about how you've dirty money to launder

[@WOJAK-WHITE]

I’m here

[@anthonymeade7345]

Get a haircut hippie. Actually my hair is longer than that.

[@averagejoe404]

Chill fbi agent, I'm just curious

[@MaxMaher]

I'm not here to judge, just to educate 👀

[@zoutewand]

Fr

[@nhatho1723]

We too poor to launder money FBI. Move along

[@stvalue3]

The money is dirty, the crypto is clean.

[@MaxMaher]

It's quite saddening that because of how big and popular it is now, Crypto has attracted a lot of money-hungry institutional investors

[@wojciechkazimierowicz7945]

Originally block chain (BTC) is the worst way to hide or laundry money because all The records and transactions are easily visible to anyone.

[@TheWallReports]

@@wojciechkazimierowicz7945 So very true. With the exception of a handful of cryptos designed for privacy, all blockchain transactions regardless of the cryptocurrency are visible to anyone. But at the same time $24 billion in taxes, that's billions w/a B, has gone missing from the California treasury. If it was crypto we would know where it went. But crypto is the enemy.

[@57d]

It being designed with the principle of pseudonymity and decentralization in mind, it somewhat failed. I for one view bitcoin as a good proof of concept, but the ludicrous prices as of current (mostly due to a resurgence of interest coupled with the halving date) to be completely unjustified. Monero on the other hand offers complete anonymity and has actively been delisted from large exchanges due to trouble with government spaces regulating the coin. If that isn't an endorsement I don't know what is. Most large exchanges only serve to centralise and deanonymise users anyhow, namely being a gateway into the ecosystem as well as requiring ID to purchase. LocalMonero was good while it lasted, and I'm sure it will be replaced by other emerging DEXs. Rant over.

[@XauUsd.46]

you can track bitcoin but you can't with paper money ​@@MaxMaher

[@KazuyaASKS]

*FBI has added this to their "watch later" list.*

[@MaxMaher]

Bye, it was nice meeting y'all

[@cryptonitesats]

@@MaxMaher 😂

[@margieblankenship2024]

@@MaxMaher 🤣😎

[@onyedikachukwumiracle]

​@@MaxMaher😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@darioperelloperez]

i did

[@truthseeker1934]

Good, now I can confidently launder the $10 I stole from my dad's wallet.

[@MaxMaher]

Glad to help 😆

[@ChrissyBeTalking]

Your $10 is baby money!!! I “found” $100 in my kid’s piggy bank!! He has no idea. I’m trying to figure out if I roll the dice and just not pay taxes on it OR if I should start a new business and run this $100 through it. Either way, I’m #winning! 😂

[@illuminat9604]

O you are such a bad boy :)

[@RubidiumSpear]

@@ChrissyBeTalking…you ruined it bro you did way too much lol.

[@ChrissyBeTalking]

@@RubidiumSpear 😂😂😂

[@oversoul3482]

No matter how many little people launder, it could never amount to the totals the banks launder daily.

[@littlered7820]

Exactly ......comment of the week !

[@TheForexApostle]

Woah. Your editing has improved significantly. Great job!

[@MaxMaher]

I appreciate hearing that!

[@Josephfxkings]

​@@MaxMaherhello max please how can I improve or learn how to improve my editing...I'm still a small channel looking out to grow my channel

[@RoZaxTheGreat]

@@Josephfxkings bro ur not even in the same niche or make even remotely related types of videos. start by getting your aspect ratio right in the videos that's super basic.

[@NowraxGG]

here i am trying to cash out 100 dollar profit that i made after 65 days of losing , and this dude telling me to start a drug cartel to withdraw it

[@dailyremindergrind]

Great video, your pace is amazing. My attention span is so trash yet you kept everyone engaged with so much information so quick, keep it up!

[@montramedia]

There is no need to launder money; just pay your taxes on money from you ill-gotten gains, paying taxes is not a crime, tax code does not say your money has to be legal. Typically thats how theyre going to bring you down, Tax Evasion and money laundering. In Garner v US, the Court held that the privilege must be asserted on a tax return. In other words, the self-incrimination privilege can be invoked to protect the filer from revealing the illegal source of his income, but does not protect him from disclosing the amount of his income, regardless of source.

[@shawnwaheed206]

That’s literally the definition and point of money laundering lmao… to pay your taxes on ill gotten gains and buy real world assets

[@montramedia]

@@shawnwaheed206 you don’t need to “wash” your money to pay taxes on it. Paying taxes is not money laundering. Washing, hiding and concealing your money is laundering vs directly paying taxes on ill gotten gains.

[@nikoraasu6929]

@@montramedia are you stupid? The authorities will eventually find out that you are paying taxes with illegally gained money

[@qualityposts2011]

@@montramedia So just to understand this better, in the uSA if i declare $1m as income on my irs forms, and pay tax on it, are the remaining funds "clean"?

[@montramedia]

@@qualityposts2011 get rid of the word clean; it’s either taxed or untaxed

[@initiative3800]

I absolutely love the way you ended the video. Your storytelling skills are incredible, and as a 17 year old, I learn so much by watching your content. Thank you.

[@MaxMaher]

Thanks so much!

[@oneheadlight8000]

Same argument for certain firearms... It's just a tool.

[@nietur]

I hated it

[@blinc8828]

Coming up on a milli subs! We’re all proud of you!

[@MaxMaher]

Always appreciate the support man!

[@zants_]

2 years later and he's still coming up on it (994k), that's a Northernlion-level of slow walk towards 1M subscribers :o

[@_matis_]

Selling nfts to yourself (or a crime partner) has become the artsy way of laundering money. I believe that much of today's art wouldn't exist without money laundering. Nfts allowed the everyday guy to wash with "art"

[@MaxMaher]

Yeah, the art world has been a target for money laundering for many years

[@jgalvan09]

art world or nfts ?? because NFTs are a great way to get through a bear market its literally community building no different than free mason

[@graveripper69]

this is the legacy of fiat money, if only gold was the standard.

[@_matis_]

@@graveripper69 i often ask myself what would happen with the existing money if there was a gold standard again. what would happen with the money that is "too much"?

[@harrysondelarosa937]

Even streamers now giving money away or receiving it and all of that shit. Everything is a shitshow designed to hide the truth

[@EssentialOrigami]

Banning shovels, let’s get on to that!

[@SHx589]

You bring up great points but shovel violence is a serious problem. We should have common sense shovel laws. Mass diggings are more prevalent than ever before.

[@MaxMaher]

I think we should ban shovels

[@codydabest]

Next video: "How to remove a video from your youtube watch history"

[@sawwaa]

thanks it helped I got out of jail today

[@CameronNoakes]

I work in tech and its interesting to know how these things happen so cyber professionals can help tackle the crazy fraud that happens at scale. madness.

[@shokatali05]

To my FBI agent, I'm watching this for educational purposes

[@christianosueke7523]

Such a great story teller... From the begining to the end keeps you glued and captivated..

[@MaxMaher]

Thanks for being here man!

[@ShaneMorrisYT]

I love your ending quote, great video as always 👍🏼

[@MaxMaher]

Thank you man! Enjoy your weekend :)

[@lyricsbrian2957]

Thanks for the enlightenment. This is very helpful 🎉

[@bigike6422]

Love your pace and editing style!

[@machinemaker2248]

Using cash businesses to launder money is increasingly difficult with people using cards to pay even the smallest bill. Many people no longer carry cash at all.

[@avithedev]

Just what I needed to further my career

[@cs1825]

Wtffff man there are people who work at the FBI that watch those videos you'll get caught😂😂😂😂😂

[@DingusMcBingus-t6p]

There was someone in my city. He laundered money by buying classic cars with a fake id, fixing them, selling them to his real id for very little, and then selling them off for tens of thousands of dollars

[@r_atharv11]

Loved the Shovel Example 😂👌🏼❤️ Subbed 🗿

[@googooboyy]

Layering OR.. create a new project, invest as private venture, and reap even more when the moon visits.

[@LionUnchained]

I find it funny that after stealing that much money they failed to properly use burner phones. It's not a burner phone if you just keep it forever... Then it's just incriminating evidence. Unbelievable that they were even able to pull off the hack to begin with. As always, enjoy your videos. Thanks for the story - After seeing that music video I always wondered about the history.

[@w1z4rd9]

Classic Good Hacker with the horrible OpSec.

[@nhatho1723]

@@w1z4rd9 To be fair, you could have flawless opsec for 10 years but a 2 second lapse of judgement gets you caught. You have to be perfect all the time.

[@richardontube]

IRS has added this to their 'Watch Later' list.

[@AMIRBENDABI]

Nice to see the slight reference to breaking bad without even mentioning the show.

[@NihilisticMysticism]

This will be so helpful 🙏

[@MaxMaher]

If anyone asks, you didn't learn it from me 👀

[@doraemon402]

The music makes me feel watched and tense. It's about people who got caught, mr. FBI!

[@JohnJackson-i6r]

AWESOME...YOU NAILED IT. SO GOOD🇺🇸

[@dark-kounoupidaki3764]

Newsflash, not all crypto transactions are recorded in the Blockchain, it's true for stuff like bitcoin and eitherium but others like monero are almost completely untraceable

[@rockboi91]

*almost 😉

[@adjd9616]

How about create your own coins, multiple of it. And "wash" the money yourself

[@nalandajayasena6265]

pumping a very low Market cap coin. Pump from stolen fund and buying from different multiple wallets before the pump . 🧏😂😂😂

[@cedrickjmackniddle3861]

Your editing has become next level

[@Rippeee]

You no longer have to convert it to Fiat, TANGEM have already made a deal with VISA. Soon you can pay anything u want with any crypto in anywhere in the world. They also can't Tax you anymore because u never take any Fiat out.

[@hussein5372]

2:16 I UNDERSTOOD THAT REFERENCE

[@MaxMaher]

😏

[@Typical.Anomaly]

Car washes work great. Have an A-1 day!

[@BestMentalism]

the government: yes let's ban shovels!

[@Press2GetTheCookie]

“Set up a car wash business..” breaking bad, anyone??

[@Vaticider69]

I'm ok with money laundering, I'm not ok with government bloat, over spending and Christmas tree funds....

[@MaxMaher]

This reminds me, 197 days left before Christmas 😆

[@Tej-bopp]

As someone who might go into cybersecurity, Now I know what type of crime i should stop in the future.

[@Opa_Joke]

But politicians can get away with crime

[@zephyrr108]

interesting right?

[@deirdreniemann4044]

The major players launder it through Binance FTX and with NFT's, if you're in the club.

[@astbrnrd]

🤔 😂 7:37 your sense of humor is colourful 😁👍good info on the video 😊

[@hussainnoordeen7849]

😅😂

[@scalpot]

I just don't want to pay taxes. That's it.

[@sa1t938]

stuff like swapping to monero then exchanging is private, but I think it's important to consider that it's only private, FOR NOW. In the future, Monero could be broken and then you would be directly linked to all of your transactions if you used a KYC exchange

[@johnnybravo078]

Max, here’s my problem with FTX: They require WAYYY too much private info to trade on their interface. I mean, I strongly prefer other exchanges since they have far less verification and all. Meanwhile, FTX be like: “proof of residence and your bank statements please…” like dafuq? I had a back n forth argument with their support team on this stuff. Sorry man, I don’t like FTX since it seems to act more like a CEX & holds far too much private info on the user.

[@MaxMaher]

Truly understandable Johnny! You can try Kucoin, no KYC required :) Tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5CagXVvYtOLhck Link: www.kucoin.com/ucenter/signup?rcode=rJMS45S

[@dakara4877]

I agree, same experience. After a full KYC and their 2nd tier verification, my account was still limited. They still wanted more info. Never had that kind of experience on any other exchange.

[@MaximusMuleti]

Yeah, kucoin is great. They haven't even verified my info and I can use all aspects of the platform, like margin and futures

[@Nephilim2525]

Proof of address and a bank statement are the absolute base level for any cex??? My respect but tf are u talking about? I have provided PoA and a bank statement for any major cex i have refistered on. How do you think you can get assisted if something goes wrong with your account? How would you verify that you are the account holder of the bank account you wish to withdraw to?

[@dakara4877]

@@Nephilim2525 FTX required more than that. I had to do 3 levels of verification with FTX just for basic usage. I haven't needed to do that with any other CEX.

[@ThadRassin]

Thanks for the forecast! 📊 I’ve got a question: 🤨 I found these words 😅. (behave today finger ski upon boy assault summer exhaust beauty stereo over). Not sure how to use them, would appreciate help. 🙏

[@Tacnoo]

thanks for the plot

[@alexsantos6474]

Woah, great video man. 😮‍💨

[@MaxMaher]

Thanks for watching bro!

[@williamscunha7175]

Nice video. Good job explaining how these things work. Thanks max

[@MaxMaher]

No problem brotha!

[@fillername458]

So much for the good old days of Laundry Mats, Car Wash, landscaping materials, trucking, landscaping labor, etc. Then again you need a lot more options when moving the money that old Pablo moved but for the lower level laundry service it still works. As far as avoiding taxes there is using the service of other people in a sort of straw man service to purchase your crypto and cashing out later on. Hypothetically that is.

[@Jackson-l3r]

Using Bitcoin as an alternative system influences honest effort among participants. It is probably why it has the lowest rate of criminal usage. Money laundering itself begins within the fiat system, and the small number of known incidents only shows that exchanging criminally obtained fiat for Bitcoin doesn’t make Bitcoin the root issue or responsible for how that fiat was obtained. The real issue lies within the inherent flaws and vulnerabilities of the fiat system, not in the decentralized, transparent nature of Bitcoin.

[@Erick-gx8qu]

I wonder how Do Kwon did it according to the Terra employees he was cashing out 80 million per month, he ran it up

[@MaxMaher]

“The funds flowed into dozens of secret cryptocurrency wallets.” - JTBC, A broadcasting company in South Korea

[@ciaran368]

It all depends how many gardens you want to build or how many bodies you need to bury

[@mrbrett19]

That’s it! Ban all shovels!

[@MaxMaher]

Expect protests from Gardeners brotha! 😆

[@amjadanas4253]

Taking notes right now.....

[@nidhogg6344]

The best way to launder money is with charities and fiat :)

[@jonathanscorey]

The matrix will patch this one now...

[@srijanraghavula]

Fun fact, in india, you become a politician(that alone gives you ways) and donate money to companies or some "NGOs"

[@Jxdiac]

I agree we should ban shovels

[@FindingUFO]

Or.. You can launder it with Aliens from outer space 👽😆

[@MaxMaher]

The best option there is 👽

[@elvoandro7087]

Do not undereestimate law enforcment.

[@projects4home]

I dont see how you can launder your crypto profits as such. In most countries the taxes on investment is either equal or lower then business taxes. For drugs money laundering OK. But they cant buy crypto with cash, just to cash it back out again for laundering. I dont see the point here. Only hackers might use this laundering. But these guys just move to countries where hacking is supported by government. Again no reason to launder…

[@Anonymous4045]

Stay gold, ponyboy.

[@SuperKanuuna]

When you get crypto, just buy gold with it from online. After that sell the gold on the streets. Laundry done, no taxes paid, lol

[@steeky9943]

Knowledge as always 🔥🔥

[@Vhvjdow0ajsbcdhcuei3o22-om4sm]

Not every cryptocurrency has a public block chain, ie xmr. You cant just look at someone's wallet value

[@user-zx7eo7nu4b]

New law proposal came out to band shovels. Apparently they say, “shovels were use to cover up hundreds even thousands of recent homicides “ literally”!! 😂👍

[@Freq_Pimp]

"modern art"

[@waynelast1685]

I don’t understand. Isn’t is easy for authorities to estimate cash flow for a business to thus determine if there is extra money being laundered?

[@G-Vecom]

1) i also got money problem = no money

[@marcelor1235]

Ftx freeze my Lunas, while on Binance Luna got higher, but Ftx wont let you withdraw… they said Will only release Lunas after 2.5 years!

[@MeChameDeBento]

What about become a NFT artist, and with the dirty mixed wallet buy a bunch of NFTs including your own, keep selling between clean and dirty wallets, than pay taxes on sales profit? Anything wrong with that? Just curious FED, don't tell me you didn't thought about this before FBI

[@kraken1473]

I see crypto as a ticket to a free life for anyone.

[@gintongaparador999]

I was just looking into ways to save money and keep it safe. How did I get here?

[@Localstrides]

I like these types of videos.. Thanks Max

[@MaxMaher]

My pleasure bud. More to come!

[@Peyton-k7q]

Appreciate the detailed breakdown! I have a quick question: My SafePal wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (air carpet target dish off jeans toilet sweet piano spoil fruit essay). How can I transfer them to Binance?

[@KaiserOfAryas]

Quickly delete this comment, You're not supposed to give out your recovery phrase.

[@sina7613]

Why's the FBI at my door?

[@BelakorVenator]

I understand how somebody could invent a digital currency and assign it value. What I don’t understand is who the hell agreed?

[@nakdaniels]

I know the feeling of almost hitting 1 million subs gotta be insane .. I'm not gonna sub to allow you to have that feeling forever 😭😭😭😂😂😂😂

[@user-qw9yf6zs9t]

what if you just used monero to nake transactions and nothing else? would you even have to launder it?

[@Pedro28725]

I was more thinking about the practical use of crypto laundering for an ordinary working man. Let's say hypothetically 'someone' works a season in another country, and earns about €30k, getting it paid on a crypto wallet, but not wanting to spend 50% on income tax. How would one go about making this money clean? Asking for a friend

[@nawrasomar]

hey there, can I ask you about the video editor? I'd love to learn from his amazing skills! great video mate, keep it up 🍻

[@FinancialFreedomMadeSimple]

Great outro!

[@srijanraghavula]

Seems like a lot of work for some bags. I wont have the time to enjoy money if im too busy moving it

[@danielkipkigen5333]

Max Maher: if anyone asks you didn't learn it from me Me: learn what?😎😉

[@Lachy12321]

*Cough XMR Cough*

[@lizard45c]

Right

[@awesomeness7117]

Crypto only makes up 1 percent of laundered money, and most of them were caught

[@Nashcaster]

Careful. Banning shovels isn’t off the table… 🤣

[@MaxMaher]

How do we contact Gardeners to fight for us? 🤣

[@Shiv-vb1re]

I am definitely on list

[@SuccessMindset2180]

1. Money laundering was a bit unexpected 2. Cryptocurrency is easily tranfered and much more liable than you try to tell us 3. And that’s why criminals use crypto

[@johnnymidas5879]

MAX, JUST PROMISE ME WELL GET ADJOINING CELLS!! 🤣👍

[@MaxMaher]

I shall let the FBI know 🤣

[@johnnymidas5879]

@@MaxMaher 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@ogds9713]

watching this video cus im interested, not a criminal

[@KRYPTOKINGGAMING]

If you are going to get caught anyways, I'd rather just be caught being a drug dealer than charged with conspiracy or committing money laundering. Shit.

[@onurkacmaz2641]

this is not laundry

[@kanoy_1538]

Hello FBI agent, i learn something today from this guy...

[@LordNiakon]

Thanks Max. Now Justin Trudeau will ban shovels.

[@MaxMaher]

Send him an email and explain its just a tool lol

[@LordNiakon]

@@MaxMaher Yes my email would use the word tool just not in a nice way.