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68 sats \ 6 replies \ @Fabs 25 Apr \ parent \ on: Civil Forfeiture And Samurai Mixed Bitcoin bitcoin
Oh come on, I'd like to call the above BS, which it still is, IMHO, but the stupidity of today's average Joe and his longing for "compliance" with "the law" wouldn't make the above totally unthinkable.
Still, this is a human problem, and has nothing to do with Bitcoin's inherent usability and fungibility.
On a long enough time horizon, I agree. However, in the short-term this could dramatically impact usability and fungibility.
The dollar is not going down without a fight and there's no chance they're going to play fair.
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We definitely shouldn't. My point though is that talking about legality and other such concepts is not relevant, here.
When they start to feel threatened, they will lash out and there will be real people who get crushed.
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Look at all the "novel legal theories" being used against Trump right now. That means they know it's not really meant to be a crime, but they're going to call it one anyway.
We're in an era of lawfare and anarcho-tyranny. If you're inconvenient to the regime, they're going to try to deal with you, one way or another.