> Governments do however have one source of leverage over crypto networks: exchanges in which users trade fiat currency for crypto. Not really: - localbitcoin

> Governments do however have one source of leverage over crypto networks: exchanges in which users trade fiat currency for crypto. Not really: - localbitcoins or localmonero, if you want to stay super secure you can use an option of "cash in the mail". You send money in mail to the verified seller, get back coins. Reputation system allows avoiding scam. - Mining could be considered as a way of exchanging fiat to currency.