Possession isn't just nine-tenth of the laws; it's everything.

This is something I strongly agree with (particularly in the case of bitcoin). We've lived our whole lives, and our parents theirs, in a world that has moved most wealth into a thing you don't actually possess. As long as you're on the good side of the powerful, it doesn't impinge on your life. But all signs point to the people in power being retarded.

It's good to remember though that it is the people who want to be kings who end up under thread-hanging swords.