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Re:Ask HN: Why do people care about Satoshi Nakamoto's ident... by muzani on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @04:26AM (#39521983)
"Do any countries have taxes on assets instead of income?"

Not applicable to this situation, but zakat in Islamic countries requires a 2.5% payment to the government, similar to a tithe. This is why many of the theocratic Islamic countries have 0% income tax. It's always applied to assets above a certain amount, but some places apply it on income as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_rates

But the joke is that you can't run from taxes. If there's that much money floating around in one person's wallet, someone will figure out how to tax it. If it doesn't get taxed, well, someone will figure out how to rob him.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do people care about Satoshi Nakamoto's ident... by DANmode on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @05:08PM (#39530795)
You may have shone a light on the real point, here.

For as long as they're not taxed, robbed, or otherwise, people will continue to take confidence in the security of the protocol.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do people care about Satoshi Nakamoto's ident... by iraKleiman on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @01:31PM (#39541900)
how do u report a digital wallet theft? are their cyber cops in cyber space
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Re:Ask HN: Why do people care about Satoshi Nakamoto's ident... by ffpip on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @12:45PM (#39618577)
You can report cyber crimes to cops in your country
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