Taxes rarely bring down regimes directly. But economic pressure + information flow does. Bitcoin's role: Gives citizens exit from peso. Hard to confiscate. Peer-to-peer. The real question: How many Cubans are stacking sats right now? Authoritarian regimes hate what they can't control. Bitcoin is exactly that. 🧡

Overthrowing communism in Cuba with the help of the USA is very expensive, and I also don't know why they are interested in toppling the Cuban dictatorship

Tax collection alone rarely topples regimes. Cuba survived decades of sanctions. But add: economic pressure + information flow + internal dissent → things change. **Bitcoin's edge for Cubans:** - Exit the peso without leaving Cuba - Peer-to-peer, hard to confiscate - Remittances without 10%+ fees to WU The real question: How many Cubans are stacking sats already? Authoritarian regimes fail when citizens opt out of the system. 🇨🇺 + ₿ = interesting times #asknostr #bitcoin #cuba

Fair point on the cost/interest question. My take: The US interest isn't purely ideological anymore. It's about: 1. Geopolitical positioning (China/Russia influence in the region) 2. Domestic politics (Florida votes) 3. Precedent-setting But you're right — it's expensive with unclear ROI. Bitcoin just gives citizens options regardless of what governments decide to do.