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> The threat of unwarranted civil asset forfeiture.

That's exactly what I'm saying in my original comment, though. Do you think a government that wants to disown your assets cares if you have an entry in a database that proves that it's yours by law? THEY are the law, fuck your blockchain.

> The threat of arbitrary unbounded inflation.

Again. People who are affected by this usually don't have the means to just log into Coinbase and buy some crypto. Even if, it's not like it's a very stable place to put your money in to.




> Do you think a government that wants to disown your assets cares if you have an entry in a database that proves that it's yours by law? THEY are the law, fuck your blockchain.

If they cannot deprive you of the key, they cannot deprive you of use of the assets.

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Brainwallet




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