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"Anarchic" is a perfectly reasonable, even necessary, descriptor for cryptocurrencies. They were born in the cypherpunk community, and Bitcoin cites Wei Dai's B
by pdpi 6y ago
"Anarchic" is a perfectly reasonable, even necessary, descriptor for cryptocurrencies. They were born in the cypherpunk community, and Bitcoin cites Wei Dai's B-money, which directly namechecks Tim May's Crypto-anarchist manifesto.
- cableshaft 6y agoThat was the first one I noticed, and if it was only that word in isolation (without the rest) I wouldn't have bothered making the comment. Regardless of how it was born, I don't think it qualifies as anarchy now, especially with how it can be tracked and regulated (indirectly, i.e. it can be banned, transactions taxed, exchanges subpoena'd for transaction information, ledgers tracked, etc) by governments.
- orwin 6y agoAnd, tbh, its IS greenwashing, and it is almost more blatant than Total and Exxon.
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- solosoyokaze 6y agoSome crypto can be potentially tracked by governments, but it's a lot harder to seize someone's wallet than it is to close their bank account. Having a non-state backed currency is a prerequisite to anarchy.
- africanboy 6y agohttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.coindesk.com/north-korea-stole-2-billion-in-crypto-and-fiat-to-fund-weapons-programs%3famp=1 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.coindesk.com/north-korea-st... (AMP link because coindesk hid the article behind a fake 404 page)