Read_525 - One Does Not Simply Censor Bitcoin [Grubles]

May 11, 2021 00:32:47
Read_525 - One Does Not Simply Censor Bitcoin [Grubles]
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Read_525 - One Does Not Simply Censor Bitcoin [Grubles]

May 11 2021 | 00:32:47

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Show Notes

"How does anyone censor something abstract and intangible; something that can consist of an arrangement of numbers and letters, and can be transported via any medium? What do you do? Ban pen and paper? Phone calls and the spoken word? Smoke signals? Morse code? To what end?" - Grubles

Are you hoping to censor Bitcoin? To stop people from transacting, or to prevent Bitcoin from being useable inside your country. Good luck, Bitcoin was built for just such a scenario. You certainly have a task ahead of you.

A great piece today from Grubles on why its not quite the easiest of tasks to censor Bitcoin:
https://notgrubles.medium.com/one-does-not-simply-censor-bitcoin-89dc4a32ba2b

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