There are several cryptocurrencies which are regularly used for purchases. Just because BTC and meme-coins get the media coverage and speculation doesn’t stop others being used for transactions.

US hegemony is over. Get used to it.

In the UK as well. My bank is pushing the phone app, and making it difficult to use the website without a phone. I will probably change my banking provider soon.

Sure there are some extremists in almost every political faction, but were his comments denounced by others in his party?

KYC is being used by many businesses as a convenient gatekeeping tool

The more important point is that the state has the gatekeeping and tracking power, they can see your transactions and refuse access because of “suspicious activity”. The business is just “complying with regulations”. If it was a business decision you could just find another.

Lots of prepper channels on Telegram with pdfs, eg https://t.me/PrepperCollective

Not sure how a government is going to force hobby developers or end-users to implement a specific feature in a specific category of software. How is this different than just banning access to the website?