How much would central banks be willing to pay turn Bitcoin into an unusable shitcoin full of spam and scam?
A lot. They create their fiat out of thin air.
Their biggest enemy is Bitcoin because no one can create Bitcoin out of thin air.
Bitcoin separates money from state and has no 2nd best.
The idea that the free market or transaction fees alone will prevent spam is unrealistic. You cannot compare ordinary users who just want to transfer money with actors who treat the blockchain as a global billboard. What looks expensive for a simple payment may seem cheap when it buys worldwide, permanent advertising.
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