id Quotes from nullius
#1 If your government can seize from you a gold coin (!) as felony contraband (!!), then what are you but a slave by definition?
#2 Bitcoin can instead be exploited to become a weapon for tyranny. The blockchain is a nearly-ideal system for financial mass-surveillance. Really, I do not understand why people don’t grasp the obvious: The blockchain is a global public ledger, the worst possible concept for financial privacy!
#3 Part of the genius of Bitcoin is that it turns greed and selfishness toward the common good: If you have Bitcoin, you want to protect your savings, so you must stand against people who try to devalue it. Otherwise, you risk losing your savings.
#4 Coders who make their own ad hoc randomness schemes are like kids playing with matches. If that sounds harsh, well—sorry, but I’m not sorry. I am warning you not to get burned.
Quotes from nullius