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The point isn't anonymity, but independence and autonomy. It's hard to shut down and hard to tax. The banks/governments can't freeze your bitcoins, nor can they simply print more or regulate the value otherwise.
Just ban it worldwide and have the police arrest anyone running a node
oh wow, it's that easy? we should do it with other things like piracy, human trafficking, tax evasion, insider trading, bribery, cyberattacks and environmental violations as well. oh wait, we did? it didn't stop it? i'm shocked. /s
Tax evasion is legal several places.