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		Dirlewanger on Jan 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We Are Preparing a Class Action Lawsuit Against Ro... Government tells Coinbase to freeze all assets and activity. Welp, there goes crypto being the savior. Yes, I know there's offshore trading platforms, but some like Binance ban US customers for this very reason: government interference.

Karunamon on Jan 28, 2021 [–]

Meanwhile, decentralized platforms exist and sites like localbtc exist where I can just buy and sell from private parties.

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