The reason why I love US. No matter what happens, Liberty remains the national ideology of US. They will threaten you with many things but that freedom of choice and engagement is what cannot be denied you.
In my country, there's no such restrictions and that is why the adoption of crypto in my country is massive. If the government finally introduces it, the citizens will surely find ways to overcome the barrier. The force is enormous and very obvious that it cannot be overcome by the government.

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Apart from China, other countries I remember and remember restrictions or deprivation of certain rights are;
Russia,
Kim's Korea.