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Re:One year on, El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment has proven ... by yellowapple on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @07:57PM (#32845147)
Governments could also easily freeze bank accounts, even if you've done nothing illegal.

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin directly mitigate (if not outright prevent) that risk.

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Re:One year on, El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment has proven ... by undreren on Thursday September 15, 2022 @01:03AM (#32847260)
Governments can also violate all your other rights as well. But this completely irrelevant to the post I responded to.
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Re:One year on, El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment has proven ... by yellowapple on Thursday September 15, 2022 @04:41PM (#32858162)
It's absolutely relevant. You replied with one way a government can violate your rights and the importance of mitigating that violation. I replied with another way a government can violate your rights and the importance of mitigating that violation.
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