The state takes control of crypto business I’m seriously concerned about trends in the crypto business. On the surface, the situation looks quite positive: Bitcoin is growing, the SEC does not take any extraordinary actions, the US government has agreed with Binance, and is unlikely to continue to pursue the exchange. It would seem possible to forget about the problems associated with regulation and quietly go into business. However, not everything is so simple, if you look closely, the events will seem very disturbing. Satoshi Nakamoto began working with bitcoin for non-commercial, rather ideological, reasons. Now they may seem naive, but at the same time, we must not forget his original ideas. From a user’s perspective, the main features of the very first Blockchain are as follows: anonymity, the impossibility of cancelling transactions, the impossibility of blocking user Wallets, and the absence of financial intermediaries like banks. This contrasted sharply with what the banking in...