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Re:Lawsuit against TSA and DEA over airport seizures achieve... by Bud on Saturday April 03, 2021 @05:08PM (#26684754)
Bitcoin doesn't fix this at all. In any way. Bitcoin's value fluctuates wildly.
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Re:Lawsuit against TSA and DEA over airport seizures achieve... by sky_rw on Saturday April 03, 2021 @05:40PM (#26684979)
The value of your cash fluctuates wildly to zero when the government can seize it without due process and you can't get it back.
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Re:Lawsuit against TSA and DEA over airport seizures achieve... by Bud on Saturday April 03, 2021 @05:56PM (#26685103)
Well, you are right about that, but that doesn't change the fact that Bitcoin does not solve this problem.
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Re:Lawsuit against TSA and DEA over airport seizures achieve... by ruined on Saturday April 03, 2021 @05:50PM (#26685059)
if the value of a currency fluctuates to zero, and the government seizes your wallet while it's worthless, they've taken nothing and you are financially uninjured. no rights violated. checkmate

dogecoin is the ultimate asset of the digital nomad

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Re:Lawsuit against TSA and DEA over airport seizures achieve... by smabie on Saturday April 03, 2021 @07:44PM (#26685738)
Sure but he meant to say crypto currency. USDC, DAI, tether, whatever.
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