A Truly Stateless Capital

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Currently, in order to enter into the cryptocurrency world, you need a state-issued identification card.

This final tie to statehood will impede the desire for complete decentralization and financial privacy.

But, how can we prove humanity without relying on the state?

Social media can be Pinocchio-ed.

IP addresses can be changed and shared.

Photos can be doctored.

People lie.

Whoever answers this need and provides a crypto identity will be on the next crest of the cryptocurrency financial juggernaut.

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