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by bilbo0s 2550 days ago
Pretty much.

That said, anyone in a position of power generally acts to defend their own power. It's not like we should not have expected this from the government. Bitcoin, Ethereum, whatever type kooks are one thing. Grandma and her book club are never going to use that stuff to buy pies at the church's bake sell. Facebook offering Libra or, God forbid, Walmart offering "Wally Bucks", is an entirely different matter.