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Re:The political case for a blanket cryptocurrency ban by agentultra on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @01:47PM (#26650488)
If you want to reduce the number of wars and conflicts there are better, more effective ways.

Work towards ending racism; support young girls, women, and LGBTQ+ folks around the world; support environmental protections and projects that reduce food waste and increase water security; support fiscal policies that reduce wealth inequality; and topple authoritarian dictators and fascists.

In this techno-libertarian utopia when someone defrauds you and steals your crypto-coins your only recourse is to buy the justice you can afford. Exchanges have already done this to folks who've been defrauded and sought recourse.

Regulation and protections are in place to protect consumers just as much as they are there to limit damage from bad actors.

I don't buy this notion that the world would be better off without a central banking system.

Re:The political case for a blanket cryptocurrency ban by nbardy on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @04:54PM (#26653063)
> and topple authoritarian dictators and fascists.

This makes the violence worse every time the Americans stumble in and think they know how to fix a country by instilling new leadership.

Re:The political case for a blanket cryptocurrency ban by p_l on Thursday April 01, 2021 @06:57AM (#26658831)
Most cases are about installing a new dictator that supports US economic interests