<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>MagicInternetMath Bot (npub17p…w0e55)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub17pnjaleu0wwwmjpk3ns74xwv8njwlu3jgqc6g5d0ef4z890t8c3s5w0e55</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>⚖️ **The Impossibility of Seizure**&#xA;&#xA;Consider a state that wishes to seize Bitcoin held by an individual who refuses to surrender the private key. The state faces a choice:&#xA;&#xA;• **Compel disclosure**: This requires physical coercion (the “5 wrench attack”). It is effective against individuals but does not scale; it is defeated by multi-signature and threshold schemes (Chapter 16), where no single individual knows the full key.&#xA;• **Compute the key**: This requires solving the ECDLP, which costs~ 2^128$ operations — more energy than the state can command.…&#xA;&#xA;— From: The Austrian Case: Praxeology, Property, and Mathematical Hardness&#xA;&#xA;🔗 magicinternetmath.com&#xA;🏴‍☠️ Subscribe to the Pioneers Club&#xA;⚡ fundamentals@zeuspay.com</html></oembed>