Comment by TacticalCoder

> ... we can just ban this thing forever.

I don't give a f--k about Bitcoin but I wouldn't want governments to start banning it.

Because then why not ban VPN forever too? And require a digital ID for anyone going on to the Internet?

And why not also mandate cameras operated by the state in every room of your apartment/house to make sure you behave?

And backdoor in every cryptographic protocol.

I mean why stop at banning Bitcoin komrade?

BTW the EU is thinking about creating an EU-wide registry of every single asset owned by every single EU citizen, down to every gold coin (oh btw maybe we should ban individuals owning gold coins too?), every jewel, every painting, sculpture, old car, watch, pokemand and Magic the Gathering card: they literally have a plan to make an inventory of every single asset. When asked, by a member of the EU parliament I think, if they could promise this would never be used as a basis for confiscation the EU Commission answered they couldn't promise that.

Where do you draw the line? Is there one point at which you start saying that freedom shouldn't be taken away?