Quote from: Medusah on April 30, 2024, 08:31:00 PM

The US authorities have detained both Samourai developers and Roger Ver within a single week. Some might see this as mere coincidence, but I believe it sends a clear message. The state is officially declaring a war on cryptocurrencies. Expect further arrests in the future.

The DoJ has kicked the hornet's nest, and the swarm is headed towards us.

Nope, his arrest has nothing to do with the state of bitcoin whatsoever. It has to do with him thinking he could avoid corporation tax by accepting payment in denominations of bitcoin.

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/30/roger-ver-indicted-for-tax-fraud/

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"Even though Ver was not then a U.S. citizen, he was still legally required to report to the IRS and pay tax on certain distributions such as dividends from MemoryDealers and Agilestar, which were U.S. corporations," said the DOJ."

I'm not a fan of taxes or fuckery like an "exit tax" but please let's stop introducing "us vs. them" paranoia unnecessarily. We've already been dealing with it for over a decade now.

Quote from: pixie85 on April 30, 2024, 09:35:48 PM

We live in a clown world where you can be a citizen of another country and the US can get you arrested and extradited there. They can also imprison you for alleged crimes committed against its monetary policy which is another joke of a law.

If they have some kind of extradition policy/treaty in place, which means its a 2-way street. America would send a wanted Spaniard back to Spain if they were asked politely.

Quote from: theymos on Today at 03:10:38 AM

There clearly is a DoJ-wide mandate to target crypto

Is Ver really an influential/credible figure in the world of crypto anymore, though? I'd argue not.

Quote from: theymos on Today at 03:10:38 AM

He's a free-thinker and a freedom-lover, somebody who recognizes that something is terribly wrong with the world, and wants to do something about it.

I don't think Bitcoin Cash helped the world in any way, but kudos to you for looking for the positives.