> The whole point of sanctions is to pressure bad actors to change. This argument seems completely non-sensical to me. Western governments have been arguing f

> The whole point of sanctions is to pressure bad actors to change. This argument seems completely non-sensical to me. Western governments have been arguing for 3+ decades that we do business with countries like China because integrating them into the global economic system will encourage them to change. But now we're making the same argument that we need to expel Russia from the global economic system because it will encourage them to change. What? At least crypto doesn't flip-flop on what it's moral or ethical purpose is. It's just a tool and an exchange of value, not a weapon.