This really reminds of the essay "Technologies of Control and Resistance"[1], which has really shaped my thinking over the years.
Bitcoin itself is a technology of resistance. Private crypt-currencies more so. (Cash too) But as long as you have to go through central portals (like Coinbase) to access the rest of the economy, the government will lean on those central parties to regulate you indirectly.
Bitcoin itself is a technology of resistance. Private crypt-currencies more so. (Cash too) But as long as you have to go through central portals (like Coinbase) to access the rest of the economy, the government will lean on those central parties to regulate you indirectly.
Central parties are technologies of control.
[1] https://blog.elidourado.com/technologies-of-control-and-resi...