Dear legislators:
* a wallet is a collection of private keys
* private keys are just information

Do you realize what outlawing information would entail?
Dear legislators:* a wallet is a collection of private keys* private keys are just informationDo you realize what outlawing information would entail?
Dear legislators:* a wallet is a collection of private keys* private keys are just informationDo you realize what outlawing information would entail?
Dear legislators:* a wallet is a collection of private keys* private keys are just informationDo you realize what outlawing information would entail?
Dear legislators:* a wallet is a collection of private keys* private keys are just informationDo you realize what outlawing information would entail?
Information can be represented in all kinds of ways. Do you want to make QR codes illegal? Flags? Art?
Information can be represented in all kinds of ways. Do you want to make QR codes illegal? Flags? Art?
Information can be represented in all kinds of ways. Do you want to make QR codes illegal? Flags? Art?
Information can be represented in all kinds of ways. Do you want to make QR codes illegal? Flags? Art?
Do you really want to move into the territory of illegal numbers? Do you want to outlaw speech?
Encryption is not a crime.

Neither is holding your keys, which is equivalent to having a thought. If "self-hosted wallets" are illegal, having a thought is illegal.

Congratulations. You made George Orwell's "thoughtcrime" concept a reality.
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