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Re:Bitcoin falls under $16,000 by ceejayoz on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @08:14PM (#33540832)
> And unlike those things, Bitcoin cannot be confiscated by the government...

The IRS seized $3 billion worth about a year ago. https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/histor...

Re:Bitcoin falls under $16,000 by dns_snek on Thursday November 10, 2022 @07:51AM (#33545707)
There's a major difference between confiscating something that they first have to get their hands on (physically or digitally) and confiscating something like your bank account which doesn't require more than a phone call.

See for example the Canadian government freezing bank accounts[0] of anyone trying to contribute to the vaccine mandate protests.

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60383385