Currently, there is a significant surge in demand for #Bitcoin in Russia as the Wagner coup commences, resulting in a remarkable 75% increase in its price.
It's 2023 and most still don't get that Satoshi's genius had very little to do with the blockchain and everything to do with combining Proof of Work & The Difficulty Adjustment.
Fiat money has many levels of indirection to hide the reality of theft. These are often so convoluted that the victims often have little understanding of who's doing the stealing.
All rent-seeking runs on theft, whether the rent-seekers recognize it or not.