> the state has the guns the state can outlaw it The state has the guns to outlaw a lot things. Yet many of those products, I can still purchase on the local s

> the state has the guns the state can outlaw it The state has the guns to outlaw a lot things. Yet many of those products, I can still purchase on the local street corner. Simply having a monopoly on force isn't enough to totally stop trade in some good. Especially when that good is easy to hide, and easy to move. Crypto is pretty much the easiest good to hide and move in the history of mankind.