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Re:Crypto lobbying is going ballistic by CynicusRex on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @08:43AM (#29484575)
>“Serious question, where does this line of thinking end?”

It ends at the last pyramid scheme.

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Re:Crypto lobbying is going ballistic by wrinkl3 on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @08:52AM (#29484671)
That line doesn't mean anything - should we make any type of computation that contributes to a pyramid scheme illegal? How do you even define a pyramid scheme in a way that doesn't also cover traditional financial institutions and academia?
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Re:Crypto lobbying is going ballistic by ben_w on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @12:43PM (#29487866)
> How do you even define a pyramid scheme in a way that doesn't also cover traditional financial institutions and academia?

These places have already got laws against pyramid schemes, so I’d start by asking a lawyer to explain the various existing laws: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pyramid_Scheme_Illegal_Ma...

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