Quote from: Synchronice on January 16, 2023, 07:46:17 AM

Quote from: takuma sato on December 11, 2022, 03:45:54 PM

However, it basically means that if you are supporting BTC, you would be developing a tool that "enables money laundering, terrorism, etc" and challenges the CBDC monopoly.

How realistic is it that public figures would be facing charges in the future? As a developer, should you remain anonymous?

It doesn't actually mean that and I highly doubt that in near future governments will declare all crypto developers as supporters of terrorism and money laundering. Also, development is highly paid job all around the world and even if you have problems in your country because you were supporting the btc, I think you can easily move in different country where US and EU laws don't apply, countries like Iran, Russia, Belarus (probably), North Korea.

Quote from: takuma sato on December 11, 2022, 03:45:54 PM

And even if you could move you could see yourself in an Assange situation trapped in some embassy.

I think that anyone can feel safe from "some embassy" in the countries that I listed above, . Also, I believe that you can feel pretty safe in some other corrupt countries. And again, there is no way bitcoin supporters will be claimed as the supporters of terrorism and money laundering, I think that you panic a little there.

I do believe first world countries could be able to come up with measures that may sound totalitarian in todays standards, but the countries you have listed offer less life quality than if you were to find yourself in a first world jail.