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I'm asking all major crypto exchanges to block addresses of Russian users.
It's crucial to freeze not only the addresses linked to Russian and Belarusian politicians, but also to sabotage ordinary users.
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2/6 That requirement could come from your own government, as we have seen in Canada, in response to protests, bank runs and attempts to flee the country.
It could come from foreign states, like the US, as a weapon to turn the Russian populace against its government's policies.
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4/6 Our mission at is to bridge individual humans out of the legacy financial system and bring them in to the world of crypto, where arbitrary lines on maps no longer matter, where they don't have to worry about being caught in broad, indiscriminate wealth confiscation.
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5/6 Sometimes the hardest thing about having power is knowing when not to use it. Our mission is better served by focusing on individual needs above those of any government or political faction. The People's Money is an exit strategy for humans, a weapon for peace, not for war.
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6/6 Besides, if we were going to voluntarily freeze financial accounts of residents of countries unjustly attacking and provoking violence around the world, step 1 would be to freeze all US accounts. As a practical matter, that's not really a viable business option for us.
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I can see you this is a genuine sentiment, but how does facilitating the interchange between fiat & digital assets actually accomplish this goal? Why aren't people building platforms in which goods & services, debts & obligations are facilitated *at scale* instead of order books?
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