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We've learned that you can't get around the law (eg. court orders) "because blockchain". The government has shown us that the law prevails.



But it actually is being shown to work.

When was the last time that a court successfully reversed a transaction on the Bitcoin Blockchain? The answer is never.

Sure, they have sent court orders to companies, or whatever, but the blockchain itself has never been reversed by court order.




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