I wrote about how Bitcoin survived China's bans and actually grew much stronger - diving into the details on the level of what was attempted - really showing how Bitcoin thrived despite a very robust attack from a large state adversary - and what lessons can be drawn for future resilience.

Hattip to @`jb55`who gave me the whole story of how Damus had to face down Chinese censors firsthand who took the Damus app down and then banned the default relay IP addresses.

https://chinabitcoinbook.com/?p=158

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Amen and probably yes

Bans are great for Bitcoin. Most (if not all) governments won't be able to actively enforce them on a large scale, and their failure to do so reveals their weaknesses.

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Check out Roger's book! His answer to the suggestive title, basically, "Would Mao have been a HODLer?" Is an insightful perspective. Grab a copy!

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