[adhesive_wombat]

I thought the De in DeFi was to avoid the possibility of being subject to an "authority". Hence the cute acronym.

[sneed-oil]

The author of the article did avoid being (sort of) subject to government sanctions

[verdverm]

Being able to make a transaction does not mean you are not subject to them, just that you found a workaround and probably earned yourself a spot on a list. They can still take your freedom