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Comment by PaulHoule

With most forms of crypto the government can look at the ledger. Frequently the US has success at tracking down and seizing Bitcoin and other forms of crypto.

Since the ledger is public you can replace your elected and somewhat accountable 'government' with

* North Korea, Iran, ...

* Scientology or Jeffery Epstein's lawyers (if you are a victim looking for justice)

* the Mafia, Yakuza, Triad, ...

* Greenpeace, ACT UP, Proud Boys, ...

really anybody who wants to make your life hell. So going to crypto is going from the frying pan to the fire.

parent PaulHoule 4 years ago

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