With the exception of Jim Bell, I consider myself one of the more significant cryptoanarchists.  I brought this up as there many statists in the blockchain community and they largely seek to hobble bitcoin (and other public blockchain currencies) to advantage their investments or achieve political ends.

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On May 17, 2017 1:03 PM, "Mirimir" <mirimir@riseup.net> wrote:
On 05/17/2017 08:43 AM, Cecilia Tanaka wrote:
> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 4:27 PM, Mirimir <mirimir@riseup.net> wrote:
>> On 05/17/2017 08:15 AM, Cecilia Tanaka wrote:
>>> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Steven Schear <schear.steve@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Any bets on whether ending cryptocurrency (esp. bitcoin) privacy &
>>>> fungibility will be near the top of the discussions?
>>>
>>> Sorry, Steven, I don't know, but already asked them.  Sincerely hope so.
>>
>> You _hope so_?
>>
>> Seriously?
>>
>> That's a horrible idea.
>
> I said " I hope so" because it's important discussing these subjects
> too.  The privacy is being attacked in the whole world, unfortunately.
> :(

I suppose that it's good to discuss the issue.

Still, saying "ending cryptocurrency (esp. bitcoin) privacy &
fungibility" is an extremely offensive thing to say on this list. What
we need is to discuss how to _protect_ cryptocurrency privacy and
fungibility.

> Hmm...  Did I understand wrongly Steven's question, Mirimir?  Remember
> my English is pretty limited yet and I don't want to attack the
> privacy, only to discuss it.  :P

Sorry, Cecilia. I'm just touchy about this stuff.