Most of the supposed features of crypto, and Bitcoin in particular, become impractical once the government starts to become motivated to stop it. It’s largely all one big utopian wishful thought.
it is regretable that the bitcoin network and related networks are so dependent on modern computer infrastructure which is controlled by a handfull of institutions. But perhaps it does not need to be this way
This is why law enforcement and regulators would love nothing more than to have cash disappear and have everything go digital.