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Well for me, crypto is highly moral and should be developed to prevent artificial trading restrictions and eliminate borders. There are many people who consider individual freedom to be of highest importance, and who are willing to develop any technology promoting it.

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You seem to be thinking ideologically-driven, while I'm more goal-driven. Is absolute freedom the end-all purpose? Shouldn't I be allowed to murder my enemies, if I'm willing to risk the vengeance of their group? I know it's an absurd question, but my point is that the social negotiation for where regulation and limits should come into effect has been abandoned by many.

Absolute freedom is impossible in a world where people interact with and affect each other. Me having absolute freedom means that the freedom of others must be limited.

The goal should be to maximize freedom for everyone. To accomplish this goal means that nobody can have absolute freedom.

Most crypto is controlled by a few key players with even less oversight and accountability than the governments.

The same for any other form of money.

No. Read up on central bank governance.

"Controlled" in your sentence doesn't mean the same as the one for the ordinary money.

You're right, the difference is even more stark.

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