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While some governments are intrigued by Bitcoin's potential, many aim to regulate or suppress it, especially where independence and control over money threaten centralized authority. Antonopoulos criticizes governments that impose censorship or criminalize Bitcoin, framing such reactions as a defense of outdated power structures rooted in the principles of the Renaissance and Enlightenment—freedom of speech, association, and commerce.
He predicts that as with Australian species evolving under pressure, Bitcoin will respond with increased privacy, stealth, and resistance to suppression, making it even harder to control.