This is at least, a bit of a welcome relief. I read something close to this on @surfyogi's post. I really hope the petition get through and they allow people do whatever they like with their money. All The government want is control. They know with suffering/poverty, they can control people, but with the access to cryptos, they have limited powers. They want to flex their muscles at the expense of the citizens. You nailed it right here when you said:

It's a funny world we live in where our elected officials control our lives by controlling our money.

The more they talk about crypto, the more they give it popularity. Well done bro.