02-20-2022, 09:06 AM
Can someone explain the Canada issue?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Right before we start off, I don't have a horse in this race I'm on a completely different continent but I'd just like to understand each side of the argument better.</p> <p>Politics aside I get what the Canadian government has done is alarming with regards to blocking fiat/crypto and making it difficult for these people to access funds.</p> <p>However my understanding is that this only occured after the "protests" had been going on for quite a while and that it was starting to have quite a big effect on the supply chain and general operation of Canada.</p> <p>I get that its an alarming precedent for a government to take but surely the takehome is there is a line between protest and disruption (not sure if that's the best word for it)...</p> <p>Isn't there an argument that crypto being used to fund this sort of thing is detrimental to wider adoption..</p> <p>Have I missed something, is there more nuance to this?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/KilzzoneXD"> /u/KilzzoneXD </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/swddsc/can_someone_explain_the_canada_issue/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/swddsc/can_someone_explain_the_canada_issue/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Right before we start off, I don't have a horse in this race I'm on a completely different continent but I'd just like to understand each side of the argument better.</p> <p>Politics aside I get what the Canadian government has done is alarming with regards to blocking fiat/crypto and making it difficult for these people to access funds.</p> <p>However my understanding is that this only occured after the "protests" had been going on for quite a while and that it was starting to have quite a big effect on the supply chain and general operation of Canada.</p> <p>I get that its an alarming precedent for a government to take but surely the takehome is there is a line between protest and disruption (not sure if that's the best word for it)...</p> <p>Isn't there an argument that crypto being used to fund this sort of thing is detrimental to wider adoption..</p> <p>Have I missed something, is there more nuance to this?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/KilzzoneXD"> /u/KilzzoneXD </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/swddsc/can_someone_explain_the_canada_issue/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/swddsc/can_someone_explain_the_canada_issue/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R