The governments can block any currency that is centralised . For...

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    The governments can block any currency that is centralised . For non centralised coins they can disrupt those that use exchanges but if as in the case of BTC they close exchanges we just use Peer to Peer . Interesting example of attempts to ban Bitcoin is Nigeria where the end result has been an
    increase in the publics interest in it and an increase in the price

    https://techcabal.com/2021/02/18/bitcoin-prices-nigeria/

    This exact scenario was anticipated by Nakomoto and the cypherpunks and appropiate precautions taken. You might think if they hold you prisoner you would give over the keys but

    https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2021/2/5/22268646/german-police-bitcoin-digital-wallet-missing-password
    If when set free he recreates his wallet he has access to his coin.

    The most likely scenario is the use of or threat of force to gain keys . To overcome that always have more than one wallet and give them a substantial but smaller amount than what you have.
    The chinese government tried to stop Bitcoin back I think in 2017 but they gave up in the end . If they cant pull it off what hope has a liberal democracy
 
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