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Re:Ask HN: Why do negative crypto articles dominate on HN? by dotnet00 on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:45PM (#31018556)
>routing literally every payment you make through a surveillance apparatus

This is pretty much exactly what BTC is too and in some senses is way worse, people only need to find a way to associate wallet addresses with identity and all your financials are open to them.

There are of course options that truly do solve the censorship issue, like Monero.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do negative crypto articles dominate on HN? by Barrera on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @07:22PM (#31021538)
True, privacy in Bitcoin takes diligence. But that association between pseudonyms and identities is not part of Bitcoin but rather some of the things that happen around Bitcoin. Understanding the risks is key. I'm not saying it's easy, just that it's possible to maintain far better privacy than with credit card payments.
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