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Re:India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create offici... by codegeek on Saturday January 30, 2021 @12:37PM (#25971049)
Or you don't get anything done by trying to be "much better than now" vs "better than now". It goes both ways.
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Re:India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create offici... by mushbino on Saturday January 30, 2021 @01:07PM (#25971330)
How is the state taking a monopoly on crypto "better than now"?
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Re:India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create offici... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday January 30, 2021 @01:11PM (#25971360)
> How is the state taking a monopoly on crypto "better than now"?

India has a functioning payments system. It has a dysfunctional tax system and a massive black market. Banning cryptocurrencies doesn’t really do any practical harm. It does take away, or at least make more difficult, a major route for illicit payments.

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Re:India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create offici... by coldtea on Saturday January 30, 2021 @01:47PM (#25971723)
Perhaps you shouldn't random walk to being better?

"House is on fire? Let's throw out the trash first! That would be a better than now house, a cleaner, better smelling, burning house!"

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