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The tricky part is there is a difference between "your government is not trustable" and "you don't trust your government" that you can never bridge.


Why does it matter here?


Moving your money into a non-local currency or store-of-value has a cost and its own risks.

If you trust an untrustable government, you lose when they betray you. If you don't trust a trustable government, you lose when you spend years and decades hedging against their betrayal and it never comes.


This is all true. The point is that a cryptocurrency gives you a choice, which you otherwise don't have, so it's useful.




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