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Old 03-20-2013, 01:51 AM  
Vapid - BANNED FOR LIFE
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Originally Posted by DWB View Post
No disrespect, but you're delusional if you really believe that. The US government can legally assassinate its own citizens, drop bombs on schools in other countries, kidnap and torture people and hold them without charge, and strong arm international banks around the world to hand over US account holders and then dictate how they operate. Shutting down a cyber currency, or at least severely disrupting it, that is used for money laundering and other illegal activities, will not be a reach should they really be inclined to do so.

The million dollar question is, WILL THEY? Because the answer to COULD THEY, is yes.
Those scenarios are all reliant on a single or a very few points of failure.
Download the full blockchain,
I'll wait.
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