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516add19 | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 How would they even know they have BTC?
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⚡₿it₿y₿it⚡ | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Residency holders declared their Bitcoin in exchange of the residency permit
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516add19 | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 If they did that why is it a problem to ask their balance then? Seems they did this to themselves? I may be confused.
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malcolm | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 They exposed themselves to that risk, yes. The intention of the original post is likely to shed light on the potential of that risk turning real, by putting into question the  trustworthiness of a “bitcoin-friendly” gov