[neo_spike]

Hmm use of cryptocurrency to escape sanctions , wasn't this one of the drivers behind the creation of cryptocurrency?

[ur-whale]

>wasn't this one of the drivers behind the creation of cryptocurrency?

Nope.

Excerpt from genesis [1]:

    00000080   01 04 45 54 68 65 20 54  69 6D 65 73 20 30 33 2F   ..EThe Times 03/
    00000090   4A 61 6E 2F 32 30 30 39  20 43 68 61 6E 63 65 6C   Jan/2009 Chancel
    000000A0   6C 6F 72 20 6F 6E 20 62  72 69 6E 6B 20 6F 66 20   lor on brink of 
    000000B0   73 65 63 6F 6E 64 20 62  61 69 6C 6F 75 74 20 66   second bailout f
    000000C0   6F 72 20 62 61 6E 6B 73  FF FF FF FF 01 00 F2 05   or banksÿÿÿÿ..ò.

[1] https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Genesis_block