In the UK, Keir Starmer made a point of saying ID cards would be compulsory so he can then say he has taken feedback on board & will now make them voluntary whilst consulting the public. Then, increasingly it'll be convenient not to use it & in parallel inconvenient to use cash & convenient to use CBDCs. By 2030, both will have critical mass... unless people are vigilant & energetic in their resistance.
James
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Libertarian, freedom fighter, dad, husband , homeschooler, bitcoiner. New to Nostr.
It's late 2025 & this is STILL how finance 'experts' respond to bitcoin on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thomasjeegers_skeptics-have-always-doubted-groundbreaking-activity-7378329096755412992
She reassured her victims that since BTC has risen steeply in value, there's more than enough cash to pay back the money she stole from them & invested in BTC 

Chinese woman convicted in UK after 'world's biggest' bitcoin seizure
UK police seized crypto worth over £5bn from Qian Zhimin, who was known as 'the goddess of wealth'.
If you host a website on NOSTR how do you mitigate for the loss of crawling/ranking/referrals from AI models? #asknostr