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Re:Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily... by rokkitmensch on Saturday October 28, 2023 @02:57AM (#38047776)
Non-interdictability and resistance to everything short of thermo-rectal cryptanalysis is actual utility, even if non-USG-approved actors transacting isn't useful to you.
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Re:Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily... by tfourb on Saturday October 28, 2023 @03:48AM (#38047998)
Arguably this is currently more of a bug instead of a feature given it’s used primarily for crime and scams. Government regulation over money flows has legitimate purposes and is not pure repression.
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Re:Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily... by rokkitmensch on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @03:50AM (#38081426)
Unfortunately, someone opened Nakamoto's box and now we have to live in that universe.
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Re:Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily... by ephbit on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @03:17PM (#38103455)
> .. given it’s used primarily for crime and scams.

Often claimed and yet not true.

> Hamas thought it could flout Western surveillance and international sanctions by embracing the world’s leading digital asset. It thought wrong, and the story is illuminating for those who mistakenly believe that bitcoin provides a safe space for criminals, money launderers and the financiers of terror.

from here: https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4273988-hamas-just-learn...

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