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Re:BitcoinEmissions – A project to calculate CO2 emissions o... by ufo on Sunday February 15, 2015 @04:55PM (#9054304)
Since bitcoin has a public ledger, its possible to envision a system where the authorities punish anyone that sends bitcoin to addresses controlled by wikileaks or accepts bitcoins from them.
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Re:BitcoinEmissions – A project to calculate CO2 emissions o... by thanksgiving on Monday February 16, 2015 @11:08AM (#9057491)
Can the authorities force me to confirm or deny my control of any given bitcoin wallet though?
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Re:BitcoinEmissions – A project to calculate CO2 emissions o... by ufo on Monday February 16, 2015 @10:55PM (#9060586)
They can use "rubber hose" crypto to interfere with your bitcoin usage. The point is that the lack of anonymity is a bad thing when you are facing against a powerful adversary.
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