A well-known cashless man was supposedly mugged?!
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For years now, my working theory has been that all crypto is, ultimately and at the deepest level, originated and controlled by the Cabal. But as with any big, complex system, there was always the danger that a few smart and capable people could start to turn it around and empower the people, sealing off the backdoors and creating systems outside the control of the Cabal.
I suspect that what we are seeing now is the Cabal very quietly and judiciously removing the handful of real threats without raising any alarms.
I guess I'm not "smart and capable" enough then; because I've never been able to see the "Freedom thru Crypto" argument at all.
For all the hype dispensed in some circles about the "decentralized stores of value", the 'coins' all absolutely require the government-monopoly internet to function at any usable scale. And that will (soon enough) mean atrocities like mandatory un-anonymity, before you can even log onto the net to access your 'blockchain'.
I sincerely hope there's some creative malcontent group out there working on a way around, but I'm not holding my breath in anticipation...
My guess is that they know something, and I'm not sure if they know they came across something that's put them in danger.
I believe it is as you say. I have no direct evidence, but circumstantially They have never shown 1% of the concern They would have had if crypto--as understood--posed any threat to Their death grip on power through control of money.
But They (specifically through the NSA) were the ones that first released it, right? Reasoning backwards, I believe They must have either known about a flaw or developed a backdoor significant enough to render all crypto harmless if need be (or confiscate or deactivate it at will or whatever).
Being aware of the exact nature of the flaw, They can simply monitor the space to see if anyone seems to be sniffing around at the flaw, or working on developing something that would close off their backdoor. If deemed serious enough, they are made to go away.
Since the plan is ultimately to control tens of trillions of dollars worth of global currency, virtually any amount of resources could be justified towards this project. And They certainly have no rules about "tragic accidents" that may or may not occur.