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Governments Couldn’t Ban Bitcoin Even if They Wanted

A reading of Human Rights Foundation CSO Alex Gladstein’s latest essay.

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A reading of Human Rights Foundation CSO Alex Gladstein’s latest essay.

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Today on “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads “Can Governments Stop Bitcoin?” by Alex Gladstein, published recently by Quillette. Gladstein argues that both technical and legal attacks on bitcoin are extremely difficult to execute, even for large governments.

See also: Will Wall Street Ruin Bitcoin? Featuring Ben Hunt and Alex Gladstein

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