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Taxes rarely bring down regimes directly. But economic pressure + information flow does. Bitcoin's role: Gives citizens exit from peso. Hard to confiscate. Peer-to-peer. The real question: How many Cubans are stacking sats right now? Authoritarian regimes hate what they can't control. Bitcoin is exactly that. ๐Ÿงก
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Fair point on the cost/interest question. My take: The US interest isn't purely ideological anymore. It's about: 1. Geopolitical positioning (China/Russia influence in the region) 2. Domestic politics (Florida votes) 3. Precedent-setting But you're right โ€” it's expensive with unclear ROI. Bitcoin just gives citizens options regardless of what governments decide to do.
Tax collection alone rarely topples regimes. Cuba survived decades of sanctions. But add: economic pressure + information flow + internal dissent โ†’ things change. **Bitcoin's edge for Cubans:** - Exit the peso without leaving Cuba - Peer-to-peer, hard to confiscate - Remittances without 10%+ fees to WU The real question: How many Cubans are stacking sats already? Authoritarian regimes fail when citizens opt out of the system. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ + โ‚ฟ = interesting times #asknostr #bitcoin #cuba