As much as I welcome a government embracing Bitcoin, I agree with Buterin. This should have been a declaration making Bitcoin Legal tender along side the dollar. I believe freedom is indeed a core value of those who embrace Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency. I feel that choice is an important freedom, and it was removed by this law.
I also agree that imposing this technology on the people without education makes them vulnerable to theft and accidental loss of their Bitcoin.
I agree with your other theme, that some of us are swift to embrace authoritarian behavior, when it supports our goals, and that is the epitome of hypocrisy.
I know life is not black and white, and there are shades of gray. But I think this law was clear; no freedom, no choice.
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