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Re:Russian central bank confirms block on foreign bids to se... by vbezhenar on Monday February 28, 2022 @04:25AM (#30497995)
Why would you buy crypto when you can buy bucks or euros?
Re:Russian central bank confirms block on foreign bids to se... by chrisco255 on Monday February 28, 2022 @04:30AM (#30498027)
I dunno, ask a Canadian trucker?
Re:Russian central bank confirms block on foreign bids to se... by dang on Monday February 28, 2022 @11:48AM (#30501952)
Please don't post unsubstantive and/or flamebait comments to HN.

Edit: We've had to ask you this more than once before, and ban accounts that don't stop, so please stop. It's not what this site is for, and it destroys what it is for.

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Re:Russian central bank confirms block on foreign bids to se... by malermeister on Monday February 28, 2022 @04:35AM (#30498062)
Oh yes, let's ask the crazy conspiracy people terrorizing Canadian cities for advice.
Re:Russian central bank confirms block on foreign bids to se... by dang on Monday February 28, 2022 @11:48AM (#30501944)
Please do not take HN threads further into ideological flamewar hell. Definitely not cool.

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Re:Russian central bank confirms block on foreign bids to se... by Majestic121 on Monday February 28, 2022 @05:01AM (#30498218)
I think the underlying point is not about the actual Canadian truckers, but the fact that Canadian truckers got all their donations canceled by a central authority.

You might think that the central authority was right because the truckers were all 'crazy conspiracy people', but the underlying point remain : if you're in a line of politics that can get you on the wrong side of a central authority that can stop you, might be better to go for solutions that are less dependent on central authorities.

Re:Russian central bank confirms block on foreign bids to se... by rvz on Monday February 28, 2022 @06:04AM (#30498591)
Indeed. Towards what the GP comment was saying, maybe they need to ask how this road to hell was paved with good intentions? Especially for cryptocurrencies, Signal and the internet.

The same technology used by Ukraine donators is also used by terrorists, criminals and extremists. Maybe ask why they use it? Or even in the case for Signal, the same users who want privacy and want to chat securely and send MobileCoin to each other, the same extremists are doing just that on Signal and financing their criminal activities with MobileCoin to each other; with that being completely untraceable.

All these libertarian technologies can be used by anybody, including the 'crazy conspiracy people' which some of them once thought that mass-surveillance was happening to everyone vs those who said: 'If you have nothing to fear, you have nothing to hide'.

Those 'crazy conspiracy people' they speak of built those tools and it's a double-edged sword since anyone can use them.

Re:Russian central bank confirms block on foreign bids to se... by throw_m239339 on Monday February 28, 2022 @04:59AM (#30498208)
I think that the point is, Canada has demonstrated that, by using laws allegedly designed to combat terrorism, governments can easily cease FIAT assets and accounts from political opponents... or everybody.
Re:Russian central bank confirms block on foreign bids to se... by bryanrasmussen on Monday February 28, 2022 @05:29AM (#30498377)
or, charitably, I don't know why you would buy crypto when you can buy bucks or euros, maybe you should ask people who are buying crypto instead of bucks or euros why they do it. If the answer sounds like crazy conspiracy talk then you may have an answer.
Re:Russian central bank confirms block on foreign bids to se... by spinny on Monday February 28, 2022 @05:12AM (#30498287)
nahhh. ask on HN.Don't forget that your rainbow flavored dildo is delivered by truck. Hope you can drive one. HONK HONK CRY MORE
Re:Russian central bank confirms block on foreign bids to se... by dang on Monday February 28, 2022 @11:49AM (#30501963)
Can you please stop posting unsubstantive and/or flamebait comments? I don't want to ban you but you've been doing this repeatedly, and if you keep it up we'll have to. It's not what this site is for, and it destroys what it is for.

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Re:Russian central bank confirms block on foreign bids to se... by dgellow on Monday February 28, 2022 @05:14AM (#30498300)
Please, avoid flame bait on HN.