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Marakesh 𓅦 | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I hear that Bitcoin can't be controlled by the government but then I see news from time to time that some government has seized millions in Bitcoin from someone, or is selling off some Bitcoin it has seized... 🤔
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bitcoin.rocks | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 If you store your recovery words properly, this is not a concern. Most of these seizures are from poor storage or people voluntarily transferring the coins.

Poor storage = all recovery words in one location that can easily be found.
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Guy | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 They probably had to show up. Physical presence is a high bar but sometimes it happens.
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Hazey | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Often those stories are propaganda when you look into it. One of the benefits of having a public ledger.