Re:Ask HN: Why do negative crypto articles dominate on HN?
by neb_b on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @01:47PM
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It allows for uncensorable transactions. Which is an improvement to people living in authoritarian countries with governments trying to stop its citizens from saving and transacting freely.
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Re:Ask HN: Why do negative crypto articles dominate on HN?
by ops on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:01PM
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If authoritarian governments can monitor and track the transactions, then arrest those people who make transactions that the government considers illegal, it seems pretty censorable.
Re:Ask HN: Why do negative crypto articles dominate on HN?
by neb_b on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:18PM
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There are ways to avoid your transactions being tracked. Coinjoin transactions, purchasing a miner for non-kyc bitcoin, payments on the lightning network, etc
Re:Ask HN: Why do negative crypto articles dominate on HN?
by ops on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:28PM
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I can't imagine a quicker way to get on a government watch list than to participate in a Bitcoin mixer. How do you ensure Coinjoin isn't secrely being ran by your authoritarian government?
Re:Ask HN: Why do negative crypto articles dominate on HN?
by neb_b on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:38PM
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You can use a protocol that doesn't allow for a centralized coordinator with insight into the coin paths, like samourai whirlpool. It could potentially be logging ip's but can be accessed through vpn/tor
Re:Ask HN: Why do negative crypto articles dominate on HN?
by ops on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:40PM
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How do you know the tor exit nodes and/or VPN aren't being ran by your authoritarian government?
Re:Ask HN: Why do negative crypto articles dominate on HN?
by neb_b on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:50PM
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You don't, but all of this makes it harder to track.
Even if the government can track you through all of this, you can setup your private keys in a way that your family can still access your money if the government arrests you.