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> There's no putting it back in the bottle

Sure there is, make Bitcoin illegal. (Edit: Okay, I obviously meant cryptocurrencies, not just Bitcoin...)

> and we'd still want it anyway.

"We" might not span as many people as you'd hope.



I'm referring to cryptography as the technology you can't put back in the bottle.

By the way there's dozens of other cryptocurrencies now. EDIT: just did a check, apparently there's thousands...


Ah yes, just make it illegal! Because obviously nothing illegal ever happens on the Internet.




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