I agree, not trying to cast doom and gloom at all.
The risk is low, maybe 1-5% ?
But we should always be open and objective about such risks because every once in a while these things do manifest.
For example, a villain could build a big short position on BTC, then upload a lot of child exploitation images, then alert the press that Bitcoin is filled with such material and suddenly every Bitcoiner is stigmatised, and every node can be seized by FBI.
There is now huge financial motivation for someone to do exactly this.
Stu / ⚡️🌱🌙
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2023-02-11 13:15:40
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