I imagine it was Rule II, which is the most highbrow form of gatekeeping I’ve ever seen. 
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Nice. So, as there are nearly no scientific studies about Bitcoin, you are not allowed to mention it 😂 So let it be.
Indeed, it’s the sort of thing you can never falsify. Even the whitepaper is presented in an academic format.
Scientists have published studies on bitcoin, but in doing so, they’re disqualified from being “scientific.”