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Both experts criticized the way Section 6050i was embedded into the bill, characterizing it as a backdoor criminalization of cryptocurrency use cloaked under the guise of tax enforcement. There was no specific sponsor, no committee discussion, and no transparent justification explaining the purpose of this provision. As a result, it appears to be inserted without proper legislative oversight, driven perhaps by outdated notions of control over physical cash, now inappropriately applied to digital assets.