>>I can burn the $10 note you gave me [...]. There's nothing illegal about that. Not to detract too much from your analogy but burning money is illegal in some

>>I can burn the $10 note you gave me [...]. There's nothing illegal about that. Not to detract too much from your analogy but burning money is illegal in some jurisdictions[1], and in the United States is prohibited under 18 U.S.C. §333: "Mutilation of national bank obligations"[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_burning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_burning [2] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/333 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/333