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This is #TheGreatReset..

It's the Dutch governments preparatory step for the implementation of a CBDC.

The Dutch government wants to use this measure to CuRb MoNeY lAuNdErInG aNd ThE fInAnCiNg Of TeRrOrIsM🀑.

Massive privacy violations..

"The government assumes that there is a lot of money laundering by consumers. Or that they even finance terrorism. […] The risk is that the law opens the door to unprecedented mass surveillance by banks. The Rutte cabinet is playing with constitutional fire," Ellen Timmer of the Pellicaan law firm told De Andere Krant."

"All your payment behavior will be collected centrally and monitored with algorithms," the Dutch Data Protection Authority also responds in that newspaper."

Imagine the implications..

No πŸ’‰, no nothing.. no way to pay for tickets.. no way to get out.

So Wallet of Satoshi, which is custodial and widely used around here, is probably not a good idea to keep using?

#RunYourOwnNode

Run it!

you can - but only put money in you can afford to lose

it's good to show ppl new to bitcoin, but once they understand it's essential to look into self-custodial solutions for both wallet and a LN node