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It's no wonder countries that tolerate & enable corporate fraud have booming grey and black economies. There is rarely a reason save necessity to bargain in the regular economy. Massive opportunity. They will become even bigger if working alternative trust models are developed.
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If things start going on the blockchain, you won't *only* see increased authoritarian control, but concordant increase in grey market activity. That would be my guess, but it seems fundamentally very likely. Trust systems are apolitical. Actors are not.