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Problem is that lawmakers can simply make the whole technology illegal to use. China banned trading and mining of all public blockchains (except those it contr
by cbeach 4y ago
Problem is that lawmakers can simply make the whole technology illegal to use.
China banned trading and mining of all public blockchains (except those it controls) in 2021.
- landemva 4y agoIn USA Clinton's attempted Clipper Chip failed, and PGP was found to be speech. How can USA ban speech and math? https://archive.epic.org/crypto/clipper https://archive.epic.org/crypto/clipper
- fragmede 4y agoI believe the DMCA and the WIPO Copyright Treaty for the rest of the world is what lets specific kinds of math (in a different field) be banned. DeCSS tested this back in '99, with legislation that prohibited publication. Civil disobedience to protest/circumvent this ruling were rife, including the discovery of an illegal number.
- est 4y ago> How can USA ban speech and math? Biden just passed the CHIP act. It's just banned speech and math towards China.