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Re:Facebook’s Libra is still dead – Diem to be sold off for ... by toyg on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @09:39AM (#30085930)
> In other words, they may not be able to eliminate it but they can make it very inconvenient

In the end, it _is_ still illegal activity, where being "inconvenient" is typically par for the course.

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Re:Facebook’s Libra is still dead – Diem to be sold off for ... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @09:42AM (#30085968)
Yeah, that's my point though: Even if states can't stop BTC from operating entirely, they can make it so inconvenient that it is basically useless for most people.
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Re:Facebook’s Libra is still dead – Diem to be sold off for ... by mullingitover on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:33PM (#30088634)
> they can make it so inconvenient that it is basically useless for most people.

BTC does a perfectly good job of this on its own, no state intervention needed.

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