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Re:Ethereum Is a Dark Forest by dexen on Friday August 28, 2020 @06:33PM (#24311032)
>The receiver account can still be seized by government institutions

That is hardly an advantage for the victim. Come to think of it, that's a (rare but realistic) threat for normal, licit commerce.

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Re:Ethereum Is a Dark Forest by wins32767 on Friday August 28, 2020 @06:56PM (#24311310)
What do you think the government does with the money? Keep it?
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Re:Ethereum Is a Dark Forest by sukilot on Saturday August 29, 2020 @11:11AM (#24316603)
It costs you more to do the work to recover your money than you get back. The government's contribution is only the general deterrence, which has no effect to attackers from hostile nations.
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