Canada protestează: CEO-ul Kraken spune că utilizatorii ar trebui să ia în considerare eliminarea schimburilor de criptomonede

Crypto exchange Kraken CEO Jesse Powell said today that any users concerned about governments seizing their crypto without judicial approval should take their funds off crypto exchanges — including his own.

The comments were made in the context of the Canadian government congelare the bank accounts and cripto-portofele of truckers protesting against Covid-19 rules — and even threatening to take their dogs sub anumite conditii.

Ca răspuns la o comentariu that crypto exchanges will likely freeze people’s crypto at the request of police, even without judicial consent, Powell agreed that such action was inevitable.

100% yes it has/will happen and 100% yes, we will be forced to comply,” said Powell. “If you’re worried about it, don’t keep your funds with any centralized/regulated custodian. We cannot protect you.”

He added that users should get their coins off centralized services, such as crypto exchanges, and only trade peer-to-peer (this means directly with other crypto owners).