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Wow, congrats Sony!

I watch videos of a 50 year old Japanese man who thinks his life is meaningless because his financial situation dictates he will have to work around 30 more years to pay off his debts.

Government debt steals from future generations. Inflation, Quantitative Easing etc. steals the value of money from everyone. Bitcoin is the one money Government can't touch, and I think this is a great sign of hope for Japan.

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The govt can definitely touch bitcoin if you ever want to cash it out, or have ever connected a wallet to your irl identity. It's the most traceable money in history. Monero ftw.

Can you point on the blockchain to the lightning network payment I’ve just sent?

No, but the government can if you give them an incentive.

Let the Bitcoin privacy arms race begin.

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