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Re:Ethereum founder on U.S. crypto crackdown by dale_glass on Saturday September 23, 2023 @11:41AM (#37624258)
By the same token, exchanges will also freeze funds.

If you want to avoid that you have to follow the original Bitcoin vision where everyone had their own node, but I don't think anybody actually works like that these days, to a very small rounding error. Everything interacts with some sort of very centralized service that can screw you over.

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Re:Ethereum founder on U.S. crypto crackdown by everfree on Saturday September 23, 2023 @02:28PM (#37625967)
Centralized node services cannot screw you over other than refusing to provide service. Even when using a centralized node, your wallet still manages its own keys.
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Re:Ethereum founder on U.S. crypto crackdown by dale_glass on Sunday September 24, 2023 @05:26AM (#37631457)
Exchanges can keep your money. NFT marketplaces like Opensea can refuse to sell your stuff or refuse to give the author royalties.

Yeah, you can theoretically operate without any of that. Just pretty much nobody does.

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