35 crypto companies got together to make a change dot org petition called “Bitcoin Deserves an Emoji”.

F that

  • @alcoholicorn@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3•3 months ago

    no government can tell you you can or cannot use it because they have no power to stop you from doing so

    I mean they can kick down your door and seize or hack your PC. That threat is enough to stop most people, making the currency pretty useless in countries that have cracked down on it.

    • @shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5•3 months ago

      If the goons are kicking down your door, there’s not a whole lot you’re going to be able to do to stop them from doing so, because they will find something against you. On average, the typical US adult commits three felonies per day. So if they want you, they will get you. Obviously, that’s done by making more and more things illegal to make more and more people criminals.