[abetusk]

From the article:

> In December 2001, Argentine President Fernando de la Rua imposed an ATM withdrawal limit of $250 per week.

> I sometimes read from people in developed countries, offended by bitcoin’s carbon emissions or by the huge amount of scams in the crypto space. ... To really get crypto, you have to have been fucked by some third party with power over your money. Be it a government, a bank, a business, or an ex-employer, it will come.

[floundy]

Okay, and next month the Argentine president could impose a withdrawal limit or complete block on accessing crypto exchanges (which most people will be unable to circumvent), apply strict individual and business criminal penalties on bypassing these and trading crypto P2P, and even set up honeypots to arrest those trying to trade and cash out crypto in-person.

The idea that an overreaching authoritarian government will just sit there scratching their heads and admit defeat to a decentralized database if they truly perceived crypto as a threat is hilarious.

[Finneyfamily]

Yes, but the hope that an alternative exists should be celebrated. And not only in weak democratic countries.

See also: https://world.hey.com/dhh/i-was-wrong-we-need-crypto-587ccb0... for a strong case of why it's important for universal human rights.