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How are you going to anonymously trade gold online? Bitcoin gives the anonymity that criminals need.

Gold mines are connected to genocide, funding wars and illegal trade.

Is my logic wrong in pointing out a 'flaw' in gold when someone else points out a 'flaw' in bitcoin?

I think criminals will use any tool in ways that they were not meant to be used. This does not make the tool/subject at hand the culprit.

The Federal Reserve is connected to genocide, funding wars, and illegal trade. So what is your point?

That pointing out an 'issue' that is common in gold/fiat/crytpo is not a great argument against crypto.

So does cash. Should we ban paper money too?

That appears to be the route India is taking.

Wow what bullshit. India invalidated a set of currency notes and immediately replaced it with new ones. Is that "banning paper money"? If a government mandates that all petrol cars must be replaced with electric by 2025, does that mean they have "banned cars"?

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