That's not the point. Governments can PROSECUTE YOU FOR THE CRIMES THEY MAKE UP, and traceable money is therefore their biggest wet-dream since the invention of the database.
Nobody, and I mean nobody, is arguing that electric-tulips can't have value as currency.
If you are worried about being prosecuted, or losing your license, or any other regulatory infraction, then you are government controlled by definition. There are people in other countries not affected by that. However, nobody can stop anyone SPENDING the coin. A government can only prevent you from delivering services after receiving it.
That's not the point. Governments can PROSECUTE YOU FOR THE CRIMES THEY MAKE UP, and traceable money is therefore their biggest wet-dream since the invention of the database.
Nobody, and I mean nobody, is arguing that electric-tulips can't have value as currency.
If you are worried about being prosecuted, or losing your license, or any other regulatory infraction, then you are government controlled by definition. There are people in other countries not affected by that. However, nobody can stop anyone SPENDING the coin. A government can only prevent you from delivering services after receiving it.
"If you are worried about...."
--I want to live on your resort island far from the long arm of the thieving madness.