Oddbean new post about login | logout Reminder: you have until January 22, 2024 to submit a comment and you can do it anonymously if you choose. I already did. It takes 2 minutes. Do it. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/23/2023-23449/proposal-of-special-measure-regarding-convertible-virtual-currency-mixing-as-a-class-of-transactions#open-comment nostr:note1lr8pqf4yyw4elusjxk2p0puf6kfd724yq4xgs4s4zyypdempaz6q9lujjp
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Where would one make such a comment?
In the link in my note ;) Here it is again: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/23/2023-23449/proposal-of-special-measure-regarding-convertible-virtual-currency-mixing-as-a-class-of-transactions#open-comment
Oh! For some reason I though that was the nevent reference. Totally didn't register in my mind. Thanks!
Super easy to use ChatGPT to generate a comment based on what you think the worst part is.
Forward this in the most persuasive manner to politicians, including those who aren't your ideal representative. This is a first amendment issue, no doubt
Actively pursuing privacy protecting practices with digital currencies falls under our natural, God-given right to self-defense, just like firearms. Can it be used for illicit purposes? Of course, just as guns. However, this doesn't make the everyday use of it any less legitimate than to conceal carry. They are the same right for the same purpose: self-defense, not only against adversarial individuals but also potential tyrants. Therefore, only potential tyrants would force us to lay down our arms and lower our digital defenses. A government that wills the good of its citizens would recognize and codify this practice in self-defense as protected.
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