Governments can... there are many similarly stupid and illogical bans already. 

My suggestion is to not underestimate the stupidity of a government

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We all thought that a POW ban was off the table.

At the last possible moment certain parties offered amendments to MiCA, issuing an ultimatum: “accept our bitcoin ban or we will oppose the entire MiCA package.”

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We all thought that a POW ban was off the table. 

At the last possible moment certain parties offered amendments to MiCA, issuing an ultimatum: “accept our bitcoin ban or we will oppose the entire MiCA package.”

https://www.ledger.com/blog-stand-for-financial-freedom-our-position-on-micas-proof-of-work-ban