because bitcoin is immutable digital sovereign money. what is your logic for wanting to burn them?

the notion of burning coins through a hard fork is absurd. it's against the bitcoin ethos, and would undermine the entire project

it's a pretty ridiculous hypothetical. it's the same logic as we must mandate vaccines or else everyone might die.

you literally just described the benefit of tariffs for every industry, not just bitcoin. congrats

isn't this a huge concern for bitcoin / lightning users ? when are we all gonna be required by law to route payment thru the blackrock lightning node?

if you take "government" to be more abstract i dont think it necessarily means rule by physical force. yes, society's current model of government is rule by physical force. but im basically getting at how an anarchist society could have a "government" whereby there are incentives at play that effectively govern a peaceful and bountiful society. prob with bitcoin as a pinnacle in the near term

for governments predicated on war, yes. can't say all "government" though

government is a scam, and libertarians who don't identify as anarchists are just republicans in disguise

both of y'all are off on the bullshit jobs point. "capitalism" didn't create bullshit jobs. and bullshit jobs are not a luxury. state capitalism which we leave under, accumulates capital to the political class, which in turn uses that capital to keep us pre-occupied with bullshit jobs, so that the masses don't become a threat to their grift

so john adams admitted that the government is inadequate... interesting

maybe im too cynical but, "collaborating with governments to make a cheaper financial token system" sounds like a CBDC

solid concern more bitcoiners need to be talking about

it's a political problem more than anything else

$3 billion fine for $670 million laundered it says in the article. seems like sufficient punishment. though i fundamentally disagree that it's a crime to "money launder", from a moral standpoint.