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by ChemicalWarfare 3180 days ago
Not sure why he's getting downvoted. for a "decentralized" currency bitcoin is quite centralized and is not that hard to control "IRL" so to speak. We're talking like 10 subpoenas/cease and desist orders to bring the whole thing down.

Or one executive order to block a couple of ports on the great firewall of China (I'm oversimplifying but not by much actually).