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[–] Muffi@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I am 100% sure they are being used to launder crypto.

You can set up a crypto card as your payment on steam, buy Steam Decks and then sell them easily for your preferred fiat currency.

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is some of the dumbest shit I've ever read on here.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

People are really obsessed that something nefarious is going on with steam hardware purchases, but I’ve never seen any evidence. Just wild speculation

[–] Muffi@programming.dev -4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Haha, sounds like you might be overestimating your own intelligence (classic Lemmy syndrome, don't worry about it)

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] vagrancyand@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

The point of laundering is to make money appear legally obtained at a glance. While most crypto winners are coke fiends, not all are, so if they want money for reasons other than drugs they need that money converted into real money.