The magic word that you're not understanding is "decentralized".
They couldn't stop torrenting since it's decentralized and they also can't stop Bitcoin. They can try to infiltrate the community and influence crypto projects, but they can't stop Bitcoin or any other sufficiently decentralized crypto project.
Digital commerce is fine, just not a digital currency. Look what GoFundMe did to the Canadian truckers, it's THAT easy to cancel someone if all currency is digital.
Crypto will NEVER be the answer. ANYTHING digital is hackable and can be shut down by the bad guys.
The magic word that you're not understanding is "decentralized".
They couldn't stop torrenting since it's decentralized and they also can't stop Bitcoin. They can try to infiltrate the community and influence crypto projects, but they can't stop Bitcoin or any other sufficiently decentralized crypto project.
Digital commerce is fine, just not a digital currency. Look what GoFundMe did to the Canadian truckers, it's THAT easy to cancel someone if all currency is digital.