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badcppdevon Three Arrows Capital has defaulted on a loan worth more than $670M

> Now if only there were mainstream news articles about all the things that go right in crypto.

Legitimate question. What things have gone right in Crypto? I'm excluding individuals getting rich as that can happen due to gambling, etc.

badcppdevon Tell HN: Coinbase now requires physical address of recipient in crypto transfers

I don't understand why people think that they can link crypto currency systems to fiat currency systems without the government regulations getting involved.

Sovereign nations have borders, citizens, and currency. If you are a citizen, live within those borders, or use the currency then they make the rules.

badcppdevon The Last Question

He was still writing books when I was 12. Although I still regret buying the novel version of Nightfall. Short story was better

badcppdevon Hacker News “Who is Hiring?” top-level comments over time

I think many people have the opinion that GDPR 'should not' apply outside the European region (or other countries that have enacted GDPR legislation).

A common sense approach would be to say that if someone in Europe chooses to submit their details to an entity based outside of Europe then that's just their choice to waive their rights to their data.

Lawyers and legislators might make arguments and talk about analogous laws and situations but that simple doesn't convince a lot of people. Hence you will get downvotes for saying something so common is illegal.

(As a side-note it's interesting that you personally choose to submit your copyrighted comments to HN given your knowledge of how you're losing effective control of your information.)