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>>mikeyo+(OP)
Shouldn't all true crypto believers hate this news?

It's the government trying to enforce their opinion of who should own those Bitcoins, thereby taking power away from the owner that the network has decided on, which would be "whoever has the cryptographic keys".

>>fxtent+35
Obvious no-true-scotsman. Believing that the goal of crypto is to circumvent laws regarding possession and theft is at most a fringe belief. The fact that this is at the top of HN demonstrates how devoid of merit crypto discussion here is.

>>TTProg+mo
There isn’t a worthy discussion left to be had about crypto that isn’t discussing its role in fraud.

>>Waterl+GU
That's such a sad view, especially to hold in a generally curious place like HN. Another example is narcotics, yes we know that most narcotics usage is bad, but does that mean all usage of narcotics is bad? Obviously not, and we take those articles as they come, and discuss the angles each article has independently, in most cases at least. But somehow cryptocurrencies are so emotional for most people, that they hold such a black/white view of it.

We can, and should discuss subjects without "tainting" them with general, over-discussed points when we can, especially if we want to keep HN curious and not turn into a echo-chamber.

>>capabl+zX
We’ve spent years watching hundreds of obvious grifts and silly ideas. There has yet to be a single compelling, obvious use for this technology.

At some point we need to stop wasting oxygen on obvious garbage.

If this domain received 1/1000th as much attention and electricity I would be with you. But until then we could do with far less waste.

>>Waterl+OI1
Hedging against inflation due to manipulation by the government is a very compelling reason.

>>azth+EP1
That is one of the goofiest reasons I’ve heard when I look at the volatility of crypto.

Definitely not a compelling reason.

>>Waterl+CQ1
It might take time, but the fact that the government can't print free bitcoins as it does with fiat to pay off its usurious debt and devalue everyone's hard work is a compelling basis.

>>azth+c02
But won't you just hoard all of your earnings if it isn't inflated away by 2+% every year? I've been told spending would grind to a halt. Also without holding your wealth in cash in a bank, how would banks use your money as a reserve for lending out to their favored clients?