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		shrimpx on Jan 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My First Impressions of Web3 > It's possible to place illegal content onto the Bitcoin blockchain. I wonder if Bitcoin already has illegal content in it.

lekevicius on Jan 8, 2022 [–]

Yes, both Bitcoin and Ethereum have very illegal content. So far, nobody cared about this aspect.

bspammer on Jan 8, 2022 | [–]

So anyone running a mining node could potentially be prosecuted for distributing illegal content? That definitely seems like it will be a massive issue in the future.

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