<p dir="ltr">Much could be written about the negative effects Bitcoin and its ilk have brought upon the United States. From <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/elon-musk-tesla-win-dismissal-lawsuit-claiming-they-rigged-dogecoin-2024-08-29/" target="_blank">pump-and-dump scams</a>, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/crypto-fraud-victims-receive-over-17-million-restitution-bitconnect-scheme" target="_blank">Ponzi schemes</a>, and outright <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/samuel-bankman-fried-sentenced-25-years-his-orchestration-multiple-fraudulent-schemes" target="_blank">wire fraud</a> separating hard-earned cash from everyday Americans to the man-hours and resources used investigating not just those crimes.</p>