<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>epsql wrote</title><author_name>epsql (npub1zh…vs67x)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.now/npub1zhmsa0fs76dctwag0slvg4j9xqxu9q66dkkzxh7ls9pu4d0f9qkqgvs67x</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.now</provider_url><html>Would you say there&#39;s no hope for privacy on Bitcoin anymore, and, if so, is it mainly because of KYC? I&#39;m just thinking that the tradeoff seems inevitable: the more any given currency appreciates in value, the more regulators and the &#34;old world&#34; institutions are interested in controlling it.&#xA;&#xA;Could things have gone differently in your opinion? And more importantly, do you see any paths forward for Bitcoin in this regard?&#xA;&#xA;For example, would not privacy be good enough (whatever that means) if one purchases KYC-free Bitcoin and then goes through coinjoins on top of that?</html></oembed>