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Re:Bill Gates Says that Bitcoin is bad For the Planet by rawtxapp on Monday March 08, 2021 @11:55AM (#26388000)
What would be the reason for imprisoning someone who holds Bitcoin? Don't we live in a free society?

And even if they imprison you they won't be able to access your money:

https://amp.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3120852/germa...

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Re:Bill Gates Says that Bitcoin is bad For the Planet by peeters on Monday March 08, 2021 @12:31PM (#26388605)
Presumably GP is talking about coercive imprisonment (e.g. contempt of court). If the court has ordered you to give something up, and you don't, they can imprison you to coerce you to obey.
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