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by d0lph 2950 days ago
Cash is anonymous as well. Exchange of cash can be anonymous.

And just because something can be used in a harmful way, doesn't mean it should be illegal.
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ThrustVectoring 2950 days ago
Cash is significantly harder to handle and move, while being easier to track.

And I agree with you there. State action is useful primarily to solve coordination problems and handle negative externalities. The existence of bitcoin markets is a pretty significant negative externality due to the coercion it facilitates.

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d0lph 2950 days ago
But cash still exists as a potential threat right?

> bitcoin markets is a pretty significant negative externality

You know for a fact the benefits of bitcoin outweigh the positives? Could you share some of this data perhaps?

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