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It's true but , bitcoin is a weapon, like the dollar is. Because BTC can't be physically destroyed, nukes become useless if the purpose is to destroy an economy / state. Raising an army with bitcoin is also impossible , because it s international and inherently impossible to inflate. In fact any state that wants to wage war in a crypto world is essentially fighting mathematics.

It is also inevitable, as any country that decides to ban it will eventually be forced to bring it back as soon as a rival starts using it.




While it would be nearly impossible to destroy all the servers maintaining the blockchain, it makes me wonder about the possibility of a sophisticated virus erasing it by means of an update cycle.

Seems like some good fodder for a Mr. Robot-esque show or novel.




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