They say Bitcoin is anti-government, but it’s the perfect surveillance tool. Every transaction is public. Every wallet is traceable. Blockchain is bureaucracy’s favorite invention.

The identity behind Bitcoin’s creation remains unconfirmed. In October 2008, a white paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” appeared under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The network went live in January 2009. While the name is Japanese, linguistic and posting analyses suggest Western origins. No government has ever publicly verified Nakamoto’s identity. Roughly 1,000,000 …

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