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This seems incredibly Draconian for a climate protestor. Would this prohibit him from accessing cryptocurrencies?


Not only that; this is before a guilty verdict!

> Mr Rolles has pled not guilty and is awaiting trial.

And it certainly seems extreme:

> Mr Davis said one of his clients had been pulled in by police after they reacted with a "thumbs up" emoji to Facebook comments shared by friends who were also allegedly part of Blockade Australia activities.

> "A thumbs up, it's not much in terms of communication," the activist told the ABC.

> "The fact that the state finds that threatening — people talking and sharing our ideas — is very telling."

> No breach of bail charges were ultimately pursued over the "likes".


The police seem to have a vendetta against the group the accused is part of:

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2022/07/02...


Crypto is one thing, but what about his normal banking?


> Would this prohibit him from accessing cryptocurrencies?

Taken literally he wouldn’t be able to do online banking or access any encrypted website.


Dude is a climate activist. I think other things preclude him from cryptocurrency.


Cryptocurrency != bitcoin. Plenty of cryptocurrencies that don't rely on PoW


which?


Solana, Polkadot, Cosmos Hub, Ethereum Beacon chain, Binance Smart Chain, Cardano, Polygon, Avalanche, Cronos, NEAR, Algorand, Tezos, Osmosis, Juno, ...




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