[daveasdf]

While you likely have a point that this is being sensationalised, the money analogy isn't quite accurate.

The problem is that such "evil" messages can be broadcast globally without the ability to remove them. A dollar bill with a message on it can be taken out of circulation; the bitcoin blockchain can't be reset without major chaos ensuing.

[new299]

Interesting the act of marking coins with messages is not new. In Ireland coins used to get marked with political messages from the UVF and others, I believe it was quite common for a time.

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