<story><title>Cryptocurrency off-ramps, and the shift towards centralization</title><url>https://blog.mollywhite.net/off-ramps/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>miracle2k</author><text>It is true that exchanges are a pressure point, and that anonymised transactions are a compliance risk-factor. While the article is notably lacking evidence for the claim that we are &amp;quot;now&amp;quot; seeing this &amp;quot;increasingly&amp;quot;, assuming it is not yet the case, it may well be an increasing problem going forward.&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, this a civic matter; as much as we want to ensure we have the right to  
encrypt our communications, to not disclose our passwords to police even when being prosecuted for a crime, as activists commonly insist on, so should we fight to maintain our existing rights to financial privacy.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>waffle_maniac</author><text>Several years ago I bought some anti-malaria medication from an Indian pharmacy using Coinbase before my trip to India. I guess the address was on a FinCEN list because my account was immediately closed. Anyone know Brian Armstrong? I&amp;#x27;d like to get my account reinstated as I&amp;#x27;m not doing anything illegal and I&amp;#x27;m not opposed to KYC. Not a terrorist AFAIK.</text></comment>
<story><title>Cryptocurrency off-ramps, and the shift towards centralization</title><url>https://blog.mollywhite.net/off-ramps/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>miracle2k</author><text>It is true that exchanges are a pressure point, and that anonymised transactions are a compliance risk-factor. While the article is notably lacking evidence for the claim that we are &amp;quot;now&amp;quot; seeing this &amp;quot;increasingly&amp;quot;, assuming it is not yet the case, it may well be an increasing problem going forward.&lt;p&gt;Ultimately, this a civic matter; as much as we want to ensure we have the right to  
encrypt our communications, to not disclose our passwords to police even when being prosecuted for a crime, as activists commonly insist on, so should we fight to maintain our existing rights to financial privacy.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>sobkas</author><text>&amp;gt; Ultimately, this a civic matter; as much as we want to ensure we have the right to encrypt our communications, to not disclose our passwords to police even when being prosecuted for a crime, as activists commonly insist on, so should we fight to maintain our existing rights to financial privacy.&lt;p&gt;But you know, you are not anonymous on Blockchain, you&amp;#x27;re only pseudonymous. If someone correlate your pseudonym with your real identity, they will know your entire financial history (on Blockchain).</text></comment>