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Popular justifications:

-Banks are a matter of "national security".

-Banks have heavy lobbies that we don't want disrupted. See also, "national security".

-Bitcoin is a tool used for hacking.

-Bitcoin is only good for drug deals.

-Bitcoin upsets centuries of tax-optimized bondage imposed on money flow and markets.

-Computer crimes are easy to find evidence for using Enhanced Evidence Procurement Measures (tm).

-Press releases associating criminal activity with Bitcoin are great for defeating morale and dissent.



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