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Why Governments Love Blockchain Now

Governments once feared crypto would erode state power. Now they're building their own blockchains to achieve unprecedented financial surveillance capabilities.

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Governments spent years warning that crypto would undermine state control. Then they built their own blockchains — to achieve total financial surveillance.

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