4 ms·
>by definition you can't shut down things like Bitcoin) Tomorrow, the US government could declare that no US company can do business with Bitcoin or enable som
by fbdab103 4y ago
>by definition you can't shut down things like Bitcoin)
Tomorrow, the US government could declare that no US company can do business with Bitcoin or enable someone to do business. Effectively declare sanctions (similar to North Korea) against the entire ecosystem.
- jcampbell1 4y agoKing Biden can do this without due process?
- nukeman 4y agoThe courts have traditionally been very deferential to national security-based arguments. Whether you agree or not (I’m mixed), that’s the situation on the ground.
- jcampbell1 4y agoThe Supreme Court has gotten way more libertarian recently.
- lowkey 4y agoFamously, the US banned alcohol and drugs and some states even banned homosexuality. In none of those cases did it work out as intended. The only meaningful outcome was the destruction of individual liberties. Hmm, maybe that was the real goal all along.