As for 2, I would have thought one of the privacy coins could have been utilised:
Buy Monero with Biticoin -> Transfer Monero to another wallet -> Buy Bitcoin with Monero.
But I guess it isn't that easy.
Buy Monero with Biticoin -> Transfer Monero to another wallet -> Buy Bitcoin with Monero.
But I guess it isn't that easy.
You need to do that with individuals, which is much harder, especially for a high amount of money.
Not saying this is impossible, but it's no as simple as it used to be.