Money&#x27;s power relies on its transitivity. Bob accepts Alice&#x27;s payment because he can use it to pay Charlie. Charlie&#x27;s decision to accept that money is what gives Alice power. If Alice runs a violent cartel in Mexico, Charlie can reject Alice&#x27;s power. If he uses anonymous money like dollars or Zcash, Charlie is forced to submit to Alice&#x27;s power because her power is invisible.<p>There are many evil ways to acquire money, and anonymous money makes us all supporters of that evil. We should stop it.<p>&gt; Consider people donating to WikiLeaks or similar, where the sender might not want a record of where they sent their money.<p>The government knows who&#x27;s donating to WikiLeaks. To state actors, money is already identifiable. People like you and me are powerless when it comes to money, so we can&#x27;t stop the people who have purchased our government. Let&#x27;s fix that.