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> Surely someone will point out both can be true but the point is the anti-btc folks seem to be talking out both sides of the mouth

Can you explain how you reach this conclusion? It doesn’t seem to follow.



A talking point to the dangers of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency is that it can be hard to trace bad actors using the network to launder money. The comment I replied too was stating "debunks another favourite talking point of the crypto people that it secures your money from government access."

Both of those seem pretty hard to be true at the same time


> Both of those seem pretty hard to be true at the same time

That’s what doesn’t seem to follow.

Cash, for example is hard to trace if the serial numbers haven’t already been recorded, and good for money laundering, for example, but it doesn’t secure your money from government access if the government puts resources into it.




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