>> Crypto is like the invention of ink that cannot be erased. > No, that was invented in the late 70s, with the Merkle tree. Ok then, crypto is like ink that

>> Crypto is like the invention of ink that cannot be erased. > No, that was invented in the late 70s, with the Merkle tree. Ok then, crypto is like ink that cannot be erased, with distributed copies throughout the world. My point is that like ink it's a technology like any other, that can be applied to various problems by various entities including the government. Crypto is not automatically subversive or incompatible with law/finance.