Summary

Donald Trump’s potential loosening of cryptocurrency regulations as president could benefit extremist groups like neo-Nazis and terrorists who use crypto for anonymous fundraising.

Far-right groups, such as the Base, already solicit Bitcoin and Monero for training and supplies, exploiting crypto’s anonymity to evade financial scrutiny.

While Biden’s administration has cracked down on crypto over national security concerns, Trump’s pro-crypto policies and appointments could accelerate extremist financing.

Analysts warn that weak private sector oversight and a lack of regulatory enforcement enable such activities, raising concerns about future abuse of cryptocurrencies.

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        I hold XMR and run a couple algos. I fully understand the need for anonymous payment. Crypto has been co-opted by AnCaps and hackers. It’s absolutely appropriate to feel that 90% of crypto are rug pulls and pump and dump shit coins.

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            I’d really love to hear more about why xmr isn’t decentralized or anonymous if you could share more info

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              Ah never mind, my dislexic and uncaffinated brain read XMR as XRP (Ripple), which isn’t decentralized. Monero does have its uses.

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        Thank goodness there’s at least one person in this entire thread who isn’t simply perpetuating hate

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      Hating on people for no reason is just a sign of insecurity and something that shouldn’t be ignored. It’s not normal and definitely something worth addressing

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          My comment was specifically addressing the person who holds an indiscriminate disdain for all crypto enthusiasts. Just as it’s unjust to generalize an entire group based on harmful ideologies like neo-Nazism, it’s equally misguided to direct broad hatred toward any community. It’s essential to engage with individuals and ideas critically, without resorting to sweeping judgments. Hatred only serves to deepen divisions, while thoughtful discourse can lead to better understanding and progress

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              I don’t support Nazis in any way, but your obsessive hatred is blinding you.

              You’re so fixated on it that you’re seeing Nazis everywhere, like someone with severe PTSD or dementia. That level of rage is doing more damage to you than any ideology ever could. It’s only hurting yourself at this point

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                  No, there’s good reasons to recognize people like Nazis as human.

                  Despicable, unforgivable, utterly detestable humans. But still humans.

                  It’s an important distinction, because when you say to yourself “Monstrous people aren’t human” the unspoken corollary to that is “And I’m human, therefore I cannot be a monstrous person.”

                  Dehumanizing Nazis is how Nazis get away with being Nazis. Because when they’re cartoon monsters on TV, everyone recognizes them as Nazis. But when it’s someone’s cousin or uncle, they figure “I know that guy. Yeah, he’s got some shitty opinions, but he’s not a monster. He loves his kids. He helps out at the church bake sale. So there’s no way he could actually be a Nazi, because only monsters can be Nazis.”

                  It’s incredibly important to admit to ourselves that evil can live anywhere. That it can be in anyone. It would be easier to live in a world where we could draw these clean lines between monsters and humans, but reality just isn’t like that.

                  Nazis are human beings, and that is by far the worst and most horrifying thing about them.

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                    Yes, this is true and a more nuanced argument than the person I was responding to deserved. We’re all susceptible to propaganda and it can absolutely happen here. However fascists leverage good will to normalize hate and fear.

                    The only thing that we cannot tolerate is intolerance.

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                  Seems like you’re seeing Nazis behind every corner, like a conspiracy theorist on overdrive. Joke’s on you, though—you’re just an useless extremist stuck in your own delusions. Honestly, I’m not going to waste my time arguing with someone this far gone

                  Good luck and please be careful when you’re out on the street, some Nazis with their Kar98k might shoot you, hahaha (reminder: this is a joke although it’s bad to laugh at tin foil hat people, I’m sorry bud)

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                    Nazis sure do love to threaten violence and normalize fear.

                    some Nazis with their Kar98k might shoot you,

                    That’s a mighty specific rifle you mentioned there. You like to collect curios there bud?

                    Your account is an hour old and your only comment history is defending Nazis, with a username that refers to Hunter Biden. What were your other usernames?

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                    Seems like you’re seeing Nazis behind every corner,

                    Seems like you know absolutely nothing about either Project 2025 or what Trump has just come right out and said he’s going to do.

                    Either that or you know absolutely nothing about Nazis.

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        No, fuck this. You are not entitled to make insinuations about people’s mental state just because they don’t agree with your gaslighting bullshit. You need to be banned.

        Edit: brand new account; probably evading some other ban. Get this trash out of here.

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          There are a lot of people who take the approach of “If I make absolutely no sense until the other person gets frustrated, that means I win”.

          Checkmate, you stupid round earth idiots