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With all of its shortcomings, it is part of our economic future. It is basically the only way to trade across economic wars, embargoes, or other restrictions. That is its killer feature, and KYC laws are just trying to avoid filling an economic vacuum, and the market abhors a vacuum.

Until there is a more valid replacement to skirt around economic restrictions, Bitcoin, with its volatility, energy concerns, and especially first-mover advantage, will stick around.