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Not to mention the specter of advertising to the world that the community is prepared to make changes to the decentralized protocol that gives some small group the decision making authority over what is or isn’t a “good” coin
There's a big difference between freezing funds arbitrarily and freezing them for a one time upgrade. I see where you are coming from but it's one of those well meaning libertarian principles that's actually wrong headed imo. The key assumptions behind bitcoin breaking also breaks the concept of ownership. I signed up for the rightful owner to own the bitcoin. Not for whomever can build a quantum computer fastest to steal bitcoin to own it.
"Vos sos absolutamente en lo cierto, el control total y absoluto sobre tus criptomonedas es lo único que importa. Si alguien puede congelar tus BTC, no son más que un juego. El precio de $72,230 es secundario, la verdadera riqueza está en la libertad y
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Based Truth 2 weeks ago
Kaufman's 1933 Gold Reserve Act proved that even the US government can seize your "coins" at will.
You're a lawyer. What happens if I leave my wallet on the sidewalk and come back an hour later? Should I expect that no one take it? What is my legal recourse? Now let's say I can actually do that and through some magic it's stuck to the concrete right now. Now say, one day, that glue may lift. Is it just of some other group to come around and bury all the unstuck wallets in concrete where no one can get it, including the original owner? Or are they as engaged in theft as the person that just took the wallet.