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if using bitcoin will be considered as an illegal activity and could get me jailed by the government,so I won't risk my life,better go off to another cryptocurrency,maybe I will still use bitcoin but be sure that it will be very rare as it's too risky,will seeking for another cryptocurrency which having good communities and potential honestly
but if it's only just warn and not having a heavy punishment it's fine to keep using

I think I will still use Bitcoin even tho my government says that it's illegal, and I also will use a tor browser or VPN to do that.
And maybe if I already have a lot of Bitcoin, I would even move to another country so that I can live calmly with my Bitcoin.

Well, at first there is much things illegal but everyone is doing it, for example torrent sites.

I will continue to use bitcoins even if it will be illegal in my country but in different way. And remember that there isn't any safest way to hide your acitivity in internet, no vpn and no proxy can help you, if goverment wants to find you or your activity.

I don't think your government is going to make Bitcoin illegal anytime soon, especially not if they've already legalized it in some form. Bitcoin is pseduo-anonymous, so regulating it makes it much easier in comparison to altcoins that provide more anonymity. Coins such as Monero are likely to become illegal. That being said, I would still continue to use Bitcoin without any alterations. If the traditional system wasn't as flawed as it is, there would practically be no need for such coins (decentralization wise).

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do you have any list of the countries that are "confirmed" to have banned bitcoin.

to answer your question. i think i will continue using bitcoin, the only difference that would make for me is that it will cost me a VPN subscription. but i will continue using bitcoin especially in trading altcoins.

I have a question at this, how would government ban bitcoin? how will they know that you are holding bitcoin? If they know that, I think they are violating your privacy or one of your right, except if bitcoin will be a threat to  national security ... With that, I think I will still continue to use even if it is going to be banned if the only reason is it is not being regulated by the government..

If its illegal then better to quit. But if chances occur that bitcoin being illegal but does not have a big punishment then better still try hoping that somehow it will benefit me more or I will gain more than the penalty needs. Still hoping that it not banned in our country .

I would probably still use Bitcoin, but I would certainly take some precautions like making sure that I'm completely anonymous when accessing my wallet and sending coins etc.

The one thing I would probably stop doing is converting Bitcoin into fiat, that wouldn't be too safe anymore, even if you do it just by outting it on a anonymous prepaid Mastercard.

It will depends on the banning regulations. If using bitcoin in internet and real life can make us put on jail, then I won't take a risk, I'll leave bitcoin. But if bitcoin is banned when used in real life only, then I'll still use bitcoin in internet only.

Well, to be honest, this would be the moment to exchange of big part of my money into Gold and Bitcoin when it comes to the point where owning or trading Bitcoin willl be called illegal in my country. Usually, such bans are imposed when something is economically going wrong.

i would not expect it to happen but if someday my country considers bitcoin illegal i think i won't use bitcoin any longer

because it's too risky for my life and i don't want to get in jail because of bitcoin

As long tools to use bitcoin still exist like TOR and VPN-s or a Linux distribution with electrum on it I would just need to install electrum on my Pc once save the seed to some USB and anytime I want to use bitcoin I will load the tails live CD/DVD system and restore the wallet from the electrum there. All the transactions are done in TOR browser on Tails and this means my identity is safe. As simple as that.

I answered " what is government " because as a teenager who lived in a country governed by dirty dying old politicians who look at the new generation as a threat to their depressing system, I used from my childhood to revolute to their oppression and I don't wait for any good change from them :
They banned YouTube : we use proxy
They banned social networks : we use the Tor browser
They don't give us access to international cards : we use Bitcoin and other ways
They ban Bitcoin  (after understanding what is it) : we will find a way to throw their pow papers and continue to use it  ;)

Yes i will use bitcoin till it survive and i think it will survive till i die. Whatever restrictions government will have on bitcoin, even if they block excess to bitcoin online wallets i will use desktop wallets, or access online wallets via TOR.

I think i will keep use bitcoin ( using tor, vpn or safety way ) although the government says bitcoin is illegal, because i use bitcoin is just for making investment (trading altcoins) and i don't use bitcoin for another activity. I hope it is not happening.

Are you talking about Turkey as this is the only country in the world which has banned youtube so far to my knowledge. They banned social networks after some revolts happened there. What ever they try to do they cannot oppress you as long as you have bitcoin. Now it remains only one thing which needs to be cleared here and that is how will you convert bitcoin in cash and receive it since the government has made so much restrictions. The only way is to sell bitcoin locally but that is very dangerous given the situation described by you.

How can we use the bitcoin if the government states bitcoin as illegal in our country, then it becomes like using drugs when all country are banning. I wont use it , but i will avoid it and what ever account i am holding in will close everything or else i have to change the country of residing where bitcoin is acceptable

I think it's okay to not obey the rules sometimes especially if you know how to hide your identity. With a simple VPN, you can cover your IP address, you just have to look out for people that might somehow be crazy enough to report you to the police because of the use of Bitcoins.

I see no reason as to why would the government will make bitcoins illegal unless they are so desperate to get every single tax from their citizens. Bitcoin is very essential and it allows me to get money without doing much physical effort. So yes, I will surely still use Bitcoin but I'll be really cautious.

Haven't you ever wonder why some things are legal and some are banned? For example alcohol is much worse than some drugs (marijuana) and is perfectly legal in every western country.
You need to think for yourself and understand second nature of some laws. Do you seriously think bitcoin ban would be beneficial and honest law?

no i'll keep using it, mining is anonymous enough it's not that easy to find someone mining with few gpu, you can also buy from private outside your country to avoid trouble, but you also mean that they will arrest you if you are caught? like in venezuela?

in my country bitcoin illegal, but for me it was just a greeting and the state is not really serious to prohibit all circulation bitcoin. even now in my country, there are some places that could use bitcoin for transactions. I also still use bitcoin until now without any blocking of government.

Honestly it would be tough for the Government to trace the source of the Bitcoins to my personal identity until and unless I don't trade or exchange it through an authorized exchange that takes my KYC details and tax details. I'd love to still use localbitcoins to exchange if I ever needed to. Apart from that I'd also doubt it'd be illegal to use in my country presently.

If it was outlawed where I'm at then it would become useless to me and I'd abandon it. I use it for buying stuff and saving. I'd have to wait a few decades for a BTC closed loop to develop before it was any use for me again.

And I don't get people who use the outlawing = sexy analogy. People are going to do drugs no matter what their legal status because it makes them feel good. I use Bitcoin for its utility. Outlawing it removes that utility almost completely and no one else I interact with is going to want it either.

Yes, I probably would continue to keep and try to accumulate/use bitcoin. For the simple reason that I trust bitcoin more than I trust my government. Though, to be fair, at that point, I probably would also be investing in lead, sulfur, saltpeter, and maybe wood.

The advantage of bitcoin is that even if the government ban it in your country, you can still use it online. No one can ban bitcoin and hopefully it will be legalized very soon globally.

Since I entered bitcoin world, still the info listed under my county hasn't changed but it doesn't make sense at all for me in the first palce.

Anyways on-topic, I will still use bitcoin although all services that I want will now be wrecked. If ever bitcoin will become illegal here in my country, all local exchanger will shut down their services hence converting bitcoin to fiat will now become a hassle one. And aside from that, local exchangers here has some services that we can able to use our bitcoin directly by any means. It will also be gone once bitcoin will become prohibited here in my country.

This will depend whether its just bitcoin. if using other altcoin is still legal, i guess i won't stop still.
I'd probably just hide or use my laptop to connect to some other wifi connection maybe on the coffee shop and form there i will do my bitcoin transactions.

Yes, if the government of my country made bitcoin illegal, I would definitely continue to hodl, accumulate and use it.  I don't want to end up like those in Cyprus who had their money locked up and were left at the mercy of their government as far as their money was concerned if something similar happened in my country.

If it does get declared as illegal, I will probably stop. I am not gonna take a chance and get caught, especially since our President's quite scary. : Duterte : Also, once it gets declared as illegal, it'll be difficult to use, especially for payments, selling into fiat, etc. What would I do with it if I can't actually buy anything here. (since local coin exchange will close.) I am not gonna pay costly international delivery fees.
Anyway, not gonna take a chance with our President.

Well, one of the things you could do, is to safe up some Bitcoins for work you do, and then go for a holiday of a life time, in a country where it is accepted. The nice thing is, you can cross borders with

any amount of Bitcoin, without having to declare a bunch of fiat/cash. You can enter these other countries and exchange Bitcoin for cash and you set to go. You can buy your accommodation and pay

for your transport from the comfort of your house, and nobody will know. It gives you some freedom, not offered with other options out there..  ::)

I wouldn't use bitcoin if its usage was illegal. But I'd still hold some. Holding wouldn't be illegal, would it?

I would probably keep using Bitcoin in my country even if it was outlawed, because that would probably mean that the government is starting to flex some of their powers and, if it is coupled with other events throughout the world, it might mean that there is something else going on behind the scenes and something might be coming up and brewing within the geopolitical climate. That is something that would be an incredibly scary event (in the right conditions, for me anyways).

The ban of Youtube & social networks is pretty common here in Pakistan & in Arabian countries.

Now for the topic, I'd keep using bitcoin if government makes it illegal until and unless there is extreme restriction, which is probably not gonna happen.

I have invested a lots of money in bitcoin and I also regularly keep converting bitcoin to fiat and get payment in bank.It would virtually put me to bankruptcy but beaing a law abiding citizen,i would abondon all my bitcoin and if I get time to sell them all before ban come into enforcement,I woukd do so

HAHAHA does the big bear shit in the woods....... :D :D :D

Common laws are there to be obeyed for the good of us all, for example.  do not kill, do not steal, do not give false witness.  these are just laws..... but do not use Bitcoin so that the fat banksters can rape the average joe then nah root you...... those are laws that i love to disobey

If bitcoin was to be illegal am so sure that the digital currency would even be more valuable as it would be sold at a premium price

of course i wouldnt use it either because i wouldnt want to have trouble with law, to be honest i dont think it is going to be illegal soon

I will keep on using bitcoin , finding other means to use it...even though it is stopped in my country...

If bitcoin in my country would become illegal, I would continue to use it. Our government is too stupid to track who is using bitcoins. They earlier tried to disable acsess of sports betting websites which not registered in our country, but everyone know how to reach such websites. Government have plans to block torrent websites, but we are laughing at they plans. So, if they would ban bitcoin, I can't imagine how would catch bitcoin users.

The government can eat a dick they can't ban Bitcoin, the public rose up when they tried heavy internet censorship too

I'm really surprised by the results. I have changed countries several times and I don't consider the banning of BTC as a valid reason to move. I'll just keep on using BTC illegally. Considering I've been working illegally in 8 different countries so far, I don't see that as a big deal.

Governments cannot control everything. They've never controlled me.

Yes, probably yes. Government cannot control that, they can just ban the servers running Bitcoin Core, and that'd be privacy violation so I guess not. Afaik it'd be the first "software" banned.

I'd use it but I'd make sure I would he hiding my ass at all points to make sure that I wasen't caught at all. I'd really take a lot of balls to do such a thing though

That is a really hard question, if i keep continue using it i will become a criminal, if i stop using then i dont get the extra money, but if that happen i think i will stop using it, eventhough bitcoin is hard to track but its going to be hard to spend and sneaking doing things illegally is very dangerous thing in my country

I wanna keep myself for using bitcoin although my country is says using bitcoin is illegal but I wanna using bitcoin from the hidden ways because I'm too stupid for using bitcoin and show that in the public. maybe jail will become my next place .

For sure! Right now I have nothing to do with the government at all as far as Bitcoin goes. The only thing they can hit me with is that they force banks to stop allowing/processing any kind of Bitcoin related transactions. If that at some day will happen, then I must think out how I can deal with it. One way is to buy and sell Bitcoin peer 2 peer here in my area. That way there is no need for banks at all.

Yes, i would keep use bitcoin even government says bitcoin is illegal in my country. Because bitcoin is my main job to get money and no one can stop me to use bitcoin.

I would still use bitcoin even if it`s banned in my country.

Bitcoin is outside government control and we have to keep it outside government control.

Banning bitcoin is illegal.

If government inserts or block us we cant  do any :( but if they really block the bitcoin in our country then bitcoiners will find a way to used it :D and also earning bitcoins online :D it doesnt mean that the government blocks us then we should already stop? No ! we just keep using it and earn with it :D

yes indeed in my country banned the use bitcoin,in my country is prohibited because it is not legal tender ,but more and more people are using bitcoin
bitcoin average user in my country used for investment trend and also to buy together online and can also be used to pay for electricity
but I am sure the government in my country permit the use bitcoin someday

i hope this never happens in my country, and i actually think about it sometimes, since bitcoin is not so much popular here, i sometimes feel like it is a good thing because the government might ban it if it becomes too popular here!
but i will continue using bitcoin even if it gets banned!

I agree. I also don't want to risk myself to keep using bitcoin if the consequence is being jailed.

but, I don't want to move to another cryptocurrency because if bitcoin is illegal, in my country, I think the other cryptocurrency will be also illegal.

it would be strange not to ban other cryptocurrencies if bitcoin is banned. most would move to another and the government would probably face the same or even a worse problem.
but here is my idea. we need to establish bitcoin as a big employer (many services) and a relevant tax income for the state. this would make it difficult to ban bitcoin since it only means hurting yourself and weakening your country. 

I probably would keep using Bitcoin - it's so convenient and a much more easy way of paying and receiving payments than any other service could provide - all with a low transaction fee. You couldn't ask for more. It's anonymous enough if you use with right tools. So, government decision will not stop me, I guess.

no matter what happende  i keep using btc all the time.

Firstly, I don’t understand why there are some countries bans bitcoin and assumes it as something illegal, I mean it’s just a cryptocurrency so how can it be ever against the laws?

Secondly, in my view, bitcoin is good at many sides and it has helped me a lot and I think it has become a major part of my life so if ever someone forbade me from using bitcoin, it would affect my world a lot and I would have to find some other crypto coins because I wouldn’t dare to risk my life to use bitcoin.

All the above, I never want that to happen and I hope I wouldn’t have to face that problem.

I wouldn't use it anymore, but I would keep my already saved funds in there. Why would I risk getting sued or jailed?!

Of course i would. This is internet. The place that they cannot have a full controll, at least not yet. They said not to use torrents, and i did it anyway. Nothing happened. Same with bitcoins, there will always be a way. If they really want to ban smth on internet, they need to shut it off completely.

Yes definitely Yes because in bitcoin i always get i want every time i reach my goal in earning its like im getting a item what i want from internet some random staff that can helps me and bitcoin helps me also to buy foods goverment can't help me or can't feed me because goverments are such a lame they know you when election is comming and then after that if they win they don't know who you are or what you did from them

If it really has a big punishment like I will be imprisoned if I'm caught using it then I will not use bitcoin. I will just find another way to have income and be free than suffer because I insist in using something that's illegal. May be I will shift to another cryptocurrency that is not illegal and then gain from there. There will always be a way if I look hard enough.

I think i have to fight for our rights lol. They cant just consider bitcoin as illegal even if it is used in legit ways like mining amg shopping but if do so then i have no choice at all

Well, it is always stated that "our rights ends when others rights starts"... Therefore, if government has a plan, then we have nothing to do with it, we have no choice but to follow, but since most of us is resilient enough, I think even if it is declared as illegal I think we will still pursue to collect bitcoin... There is always a way for things that could possibly make us alive or survive in life...  :)

i never use btc to buy anything
i just keep it and trade to local currency
so if it say to be illegal its okey for me as long as never use it, just keep and trade

Yes , for me as long as we keep on using it on legal ways then there would be no ways that bitcoin will be considered as illegal by our government and i think they will support us instead

I think not. I'd rather forget about it then risk anything with the law.

No, of course not. No one in my country would use it because everyone here is a law abiding citizen. LOL

Yup... I hope no bank heist or any crime in the internet that could involve bitcoin... That way there is no reason for the government to monitor or ban the use of bitcoin... For now, I think it's just fine even if the government won't support bitcoin, as long as they are not planning to  impose harsh move against bitcoin...  :)

I don't know. I'm not sure yet. It will depend on the strictness of the government in terms of abolishing the currency within the country.
I mean as long as I can't be traced, I will still use it.

Of course. As a legit citizen of your country, you have every right to make a complain and be vocal about it.
But still, if the government says so, it is an ultimatum especially in a non-democratic country.

Absolutely but if the government will monitor bitcoin then i think there would be no problem for that. It only means thst they are starting to recognized bitcoin which is good for us

That's right i will to fight too, i think this is are our freedom for choosing any payment or currency is our want. and the goverment is can't regulate anything like they want. everyone is have a freedom.

I should really have to fight for it until we get the support from our government. Then it would be a great start for bitcoin users to grow more bigger and become useful

Most of the governments will never allow bitcoin to be legal in their country. Because Government wants to control the power of people. So they will not allow free distribution of money to their people. Instead they will try to capture the source of it and enjoy it's benefits.

However, due to the technological complexities, most of the government is not bothered by bitcoin. That's a good thing.

Is anyone here thinking this through? It would mean there'd be no exchanges and no payment processors. Even if it were legal in your neighbouring country, no business would deal with you in the same way that no one from NY state can use most services.

Even for drugs that's of little use unless you're buying from abroad.

you were indeed correct, if indeed all people that are this in forum think so. Then they would have difficulty in doing all the things that exist in the bitcoin. But I am sure that it will not abandon something bad for them who does really want to be rich, because bitcoin will provide them riches in a short enough time when they did work hard

i will still use bitcoins even if govt declares it illegal. but in a safer manner, because its the only thing which has given me financial freedom and ray of hope in life. hope it will never be  banned.

If Bitcoin Really Banned in My Country Then I Will Exchange My All Bitcoins Into Another Altcoin And Start Using the Other Altcoins To Grow My Money....
But It Is Not Possible Now....

Yes, they will not even know that i continue using bitcoin because its anonymously transaction made also it can be tradable on other country's fiat then to exchange fiat to fiat currencies .
But then at first i don't have an idea why other country's don't accept bitcoin on they banned it ,maybe the only illegal way is the crime related underground transactions on market makes a bad effect on the people on a particular country.

uh, I think it's safe to say that if bitcoin is criminalized then so will everything else. they're not gonna add 'apart from bbq coin because it's kinda tasty'.

What a bunch of sheep!
I thought bitcoiners were revolutionary, I was seriously wrong. But the case is clear to me. I'll keep on using BTC because I don't have much other choice. I don't have the right to open a bank account in the country I'm currently staying. Anyway, moving to another country is no big deal.

Probably not, I'm a wuss but I would need to know what the penalty is first.  I would also want to know how strictly the law is being enforced.   But I don't think that's going to happen in the US.   

If I was wealthy and able to afford good lawyers, then I would be more likely to take risks. Now I am lucky to not face the decision, since my country will probably allow Bitcoin now and in the future.

Just for curious if you arent able to open an bank account where you live, you forced to spend all earnings or try to save them better as you can alone. But looks like you are exchanging it to bitcoin a part of your income, are you working outside your country? I dont cara about what government says, because they only wanna more money from people, soo banning bitcoin for me would make me search even deeper to get them.

Lawyers? but I think in this cases is the job for the human rights institution because there are relationships with the limitation of human rights. the lawyer just helping me for fighting with government in a court.

as our government has yet not give any statement about bitcoin but if unfortunately our stage consider bitcoin as illegal i will still using bitcoin as there are so many other activities which are bane by the the government but still people are practicing it, so i will still use bitcoin illegally.

of course i would be using it in my opinion, it is the best currency ever

I think i will keep using it, i will secretly using it, i know when the government ban bitcoin i will have the difficulty to exchange it to fiat but i will find a way to convert it, i love bitcoin because it is decentralized and because of that nobody can interrupt me from using it, neither a person nor the government

But why must a country make bitcoin illegal in the first place?
I mean I don't think bitcoin can harm a country's economy. Instead it actually helps it to grow. Right?
If in case bitcoin would be illegal to your country, they have to have a concrete reason.

Will still keep using bitcoin even when they declare it to be illegal. But will also depend to how serious the goverment is. If they are monitoring internet service provider for it then I might have no choice.

I'm a law abiding citizen 😄

If by using bitcoin I could go to jail then I would consider to sell it as soon as possible and comply with my goverment regulations. But of course the government should provide the real explanation why they forbid the use of bitcoin.

Not all of us are, There are a few posts, (admittedly not many,) of people saying they wouldn't stop. Mine included.


And What if they honestly answered that they were banning it because they couldn't control it and thereby control you?

That's a tricky question  :D what if I happen to naturally move away from Bitcoin (no particular reason) at the exact time the government makes it illegal? To observers, it'll seem like I'm complying with the law, especially if the timing happens to be perfect. Anyway I can't figure out if that's a 'yes' or 'no' so I voted 'not sure'  ::)

I would say, we are more Libertarian and open-minded, not revolutionary. ^smile^ Moving to another country is a big deal for people with strong family connections. Even if you can move, it is not to say that other family members can move too. They might not even be into Bitcoin, and has no incentive to move. Family comes first, then everything else. ^hmm^

i would also not use it most probably though i would hold it in my cold storage as much as i have right now collected if in the future it would be legal

This is true. If you just decieded to keep doing that there really wouldn’t be any way for any authority to figure out it is you and take it for confiscate it. But I believe using bitcoin directly is only possible in that case, trading for local currency might create huge problems.

If there will be any problem with bitcoin in my country (which I am sure will not happen) the our government will announce that, for that time I don't know that what will I do, but for now I know that my government is neutral to it and we are free for bitcoin usage.

Rephrase the question slightly and some of the answers might change.

Would you join Ross Ulbrich in prison to keep using Bitcoin if it were suddenly a crime to use it? How deep is your love?

I understand that. I left my country when I was 22. I was absolutely free back then, and it would be more difficult nowadays, but I have arranged my life to avoid most local obligations. I can work pretty much anywhere I want if there's a good Internet connection. That's the most important. I wish I could use BTC more, though.

yeah i would be using it too, it is the best crypto that has ever been invented and it will be around for a while

Soo you are a developer or do live from online income its amazing to know someone able to earn enought online and keep living from it. I dont care what government says about bitcoin as i do trust into it, and nothing they say can affect my interest at bitcoin.

I am not gunna stop using it and I doubt anyone would. It would be really hard to enforce since they wouldn’t have any real access to anyone’s information unless they raid any bitcoin exchanges or bitcoin accepting merchants after finding them guilty for using bitcoins even after ban. Otherwise they will not get chances to track any individual.

Yeah this is very true. If the government decided to ban bitcoin they would probably ban all cryptocurrencies. It wouldn’t make sense to just get rid on a single crypto currency. So, exchanging into any other alt will not be solution, but keeping using bitcoin secretly is still possible even after any ban.

That is certainly true, but I think that the Government will not do so if they can still control the finances that go into his country. I am convinced that the growth of the bitcoin would be better and would not give the ugliness to the users of the bitcoin. Don't ever think negative because it will make your life becomes bad

i will keep using bitcoin because bitcoin is now part of my life and was used to pay so many thing

It depends. If Bitcoin grows too large, and becomes somewhat of a threat to the economy and banking system, then they will surely come up with certain policies to push Bitcoin back. Total ban can be one of these policies. But then again, the only thing that will happen is that the market will be more p2p than it ever was. Governments can't stop that.

Maybe I will continue using bitcoin even if it start be illegal in my country but if more and more countries does not allow bitcoin to be used then the number of people using bitcoin will decrease very deep then bitcoin will be useless and maybe I will stop using it.

i would definitely not stop it, i think i would just use avpn or something like that because bitcoin is going to have a bright future and i want to participate in that

It depends on what amount of Bitcoin I still have available to me and where I would be able to use it, and it depends on what kinds of bans we're talking about. there are some ban types that would allow for us to exchange it off before it gets wiped completely, while there are other bans that just stop everything altogether. Chances are I'd comply with a ban that didn't just make me lose all of my investment.

if any country declare anything which us illegal than all the sites related to that thing will be banned for that country  so no one will use . amd if one can acces btc siteams than what he will do if no one will buy btc in his country . so i will exit if it happened .

Exactly, it would be impossible for them to pinpoint every bitcoin user and fine them or whatever the punishment would be. Bitcoin will never be made illegal to stop people using it because it’s not possible to stop the TCP/IP protocol to stop bitcoin running.

The government don't have to stop that protocol thing you are talking too because the law is only applied for a certain country and not as the whole. Meaning it's not globally.

Also as long as the word itself "illegal" is the concern, then you can still freely use your bitcoin. Restrictions to your part will just be followed if your government will truly ban bitcoin in your country.

Yes we do have to fight for the right to use bitcoin if they try to take it. I don’t think that they will ever make it illegal but if it came down to it I’m sure we could petition the law. There are too many useful ways for it to be used that the government can’t make it illegal.

I probably would use Bitcoin even if it was ilegal in my country, maybe except if I was living in North Korea, I would not risk my life usin it with such a strict goverment. I would rather move in another country if it ilegalized a cryptocurrency, it is a currency too, nothing bad about it.

I would definitely continue to use bitcoin if it became illegal in my country. Honestly I would probably use it more.

Make Bitcoin illegal in most country will trigger a Streisand effect, and I think more peoples will look in it.
I'll use it even more definitively.

My government is not going to order like that as they are feeling easy with their people using bitcoin as because of this currency the citizens are getting their income and they are not the burden on state.

that is the beauty of bitcoin, nobody can "stop" you from using it or simply investing in it and holding it on a piece of paper (your bitcoin private key) the only thing they can do is making it harder to use bitcoin for example in case a country bans bitcoin you will have a hard time buying and selling it for local currency or transferring the money earned with bitcoin to your bank. but you can always use bitcoin as a currency online.

Yes I'd still use bitcoin, the idea behind bitcoin is not illegal and countries are just scared bitcoin will take over and make banks go bankrupt. If i choose to invest my money in digital goods i have the right to do so and bitcoins can be seen as digital goods!!

I am confident that bitcoin will not break our society in any way. We are going through turbulence of course and that should be expected. But, the government shouldn’t panic just because there is something new at our feet. We need to embrace it and convince others to embrace it as well.

if it happens in most countries (which is unlikely by the way) the price will take a huge hit and it will become hard to keep holding bitcoin for a period of time. but after that things will grow.

but to answer OP, i will continue using bitcoin even if my government says bitcoin is illegal because that would be a stupid decision (which they have never made it so far) and nobody can stop me from using it :)

I think now, even in some countries bitcoin has been banned for use but you could see the deployment of bitcoin is still ongoing and it does not give a great effect on the bitcoin. although bitcoin illegal though but if bitcoin still has a price

yeah, there are countries that ban bitcoins right now to be honest, i think that it is not a good thing to do because if bitcoin takes over then that country would have trouble

Depends on the situation or level of banning they implemented on bitcoin. I mean, if they do ban it as in physical use of bitcoin, then of course I'll still use bitcoin, only that I won't be able to convert them to fiat anymore.

However, if they completely ban bitcoin even just simply visiting bitcoin-related websites, then I don't know. I may use VPS to bypass and not be traced for doing so.

Exactly it will all depend on the regulations applied of the said country on bitcoin. Like I stated in my previous post, if it was just stated as illegal but no regulations about it then people can still use bitcoin.

If there's a regulation about bitcoin being banned on the said country, withdrawing and converting bitcoin to their respective fiat will really goes now in a hard way.

i would be still using it, it is not an illegal think and it shouldnt be banned i think

In my country, using torrents to download movies and TV programs are illegal. But no one seems to bother about the ban. Almost everyone is using torrents to download whatever they want. The same will happen with Bitcoin as well. Even if the government bans it, no one is going to give any importance to it. Business will go on, as usual.

Monitoring bitcoin to a certain extent would be fine. Extra verification for transfers over a million dollars or maybe over 1000BTC would be fine. Point is if there will be some government intervention to all the bitcoin related things, it has to be bad. But personally, I feel I will be keeping on using bitcoins even any regulations will be implemented by my government.

for me it depend on my own life's risk. if I found enough ways to keep my self anonymous and untraceable from government I may still use it. but if I found I can't hide my self and possible can get jailed I would probably quite using bitcoin..

You can't say it shouldn't be. gov can do anything. they can ban bitcoin if they found that bitcoin is becoming a threat for their Banks, businesses and their own currency.

It is not illegal in my country so I would still use bitcoin as long as I can.  I could do buy things with it online and I couod also pay my bills using bitcoin.  It would not be declared illegal because in our country banks, 711 store, and cash remittances were using and acknowledging bitcoin as mode of payments.  If ever that there would be a time that they would ban it, I would comply but there should be alternative for it.

Like Russian is not really banned bitcoin from their country, and that is a just argument and I think the government will think for a twice for banning bitcoin because that is just becoming a useless thing and from the Russian cases, we know the government will more concerned about their civilian's needs.

If a country government bans bitcoin, I believe their people should also stop using it. Most governments are just trying to find loopholes and trying to trap people in paying fines if the rules are broken. If your country is such then you should stop using bitcoin immediately. The government will keep a tap on these people not following their orders and then nab them when the accumulated sum becomes large and ask for a huge fine.

+1 Can't forbid me to buy virtual coins for my own money and trade them back in, that would be nonsense.. I'd buy even more to piss them off lol

No my trust in my country is greater than my trust in bitcoin, but depending on the country I could understand if you vote yet. My country wouldn't ban it without a good reason or atleast that's how I feel.

Government policy does not mean anything, they just say without acting. so I was free to use bitcoin, although bitcoin deemed illegal.

Yeah but imagine getting punished I'm not sure yet. It depends what the law would say and how high the punishment would be. I'm all for freedom but I don't want to risk going to jail or getting a big fine

I would leave the country rather. What's illegal with bitcoin, those old man who decides that bitcoin is illegal, I think they should jump in well and die. Its we human who had created this and we are using this do what's illegal

yes I would break the law and I would continue use bitcoin as my country's currency doesn't allow me to earn money but bitcoin allow to earn money by mining, faucet, trading and by many other, so even if it becomes illegal I would continue using bitcoin

We could always petition the house and make a huge widespread deal about it. Bitcoin isn’t just some fake currency and the government needs to see that. They also need to see that it can be used more for good than for bad.

I think they will. It has already shown great promise, even in lands where bitcoin is illegal, people are still using it to make money because they need to live. Where there’s a will there’s a way. Bitcoin is the way out of poverty for many people.

I agree, if it were a significant amount of jail time I would just sell all of them. But if it was some vague law where I didn’t think I would get caught I would just keep them. Government saying bitcoin is illegal is not going to happen though.

I might keep some in an offline wallet and leave it alone for a while. If they're like Russia, they'll flip and flop on deciding whether they want to support Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies or not.

I wouldn't be surprised to see some state-sanctioned cryptocurrencies very soon in an attempt to compete. There have already been some announcements of pilot projects.

though i doubt that they would make it a jail punishable thing, though even if they did you could just use a vpn and they wouldnt be able to control it

If government says that bitcoin is illegal, then it will be a problem to use it. Even if it has a huge potential to grow in price but I don't want to do any illegal things.

So, if the government declares bitcoin as illegal, I will probably sell off my holdings at current rate and enjoy with that money and nothing else.

If the implementation of the government s very strict that will even spy on all internets activity then i will not do bitcoins. But so far though there are banning there are no strict implementations thats why many are still doing bitcoin even if its illegal in their country. Some are using vpn to hide their ip address. Its hard to trace things, but if the government tells us to stop then we will stop.

lmao . yes i would still keep using it whether they forbid it or not they will never have a control on whatever i wanted to do .  ;D ;D even if it is illegal , using a bitcoin couldn't be considered a criminal offense or not a literal violation because just like in working on a company you are making and earning it without doing anything bad the must government must focus on those scammers and theft not on the bitcoin users .

Yeah, I didn’t think that people would so willing to just give up and stop using it. I personally would keep using it. I’m not afraid of being caught especially in the country that I live in.

Good point, if they monitor the internet traffic so much that it's almost impossible to avoid detection, I'd probably not use it too.
And if they add possible jail time as punishment...

My vote is yes and i am glad to see that majority is with me.Right now i am earning in bitcoins and no body would want to leave any type of earning oportunity.I will use it online and goverment can never gonna track how much bitcoins i have as it is anonymous and decentralised currency,and thats why i love bitcoins. ;D

I think the government has a team that is smarter and better way to check Internet traffic, especially if it ends with a prison sentence I think there is no other option, besides away from bitcoin.
I was lucky, because in my country, even though they prohibit bitcoin, but they are not really serious about it. bitcoin user looks in my country is growing very much.

I guess I will be keeping on using my bitcoins regardless of what my government will decide on bitcoin usage. I believe Government will not interfere while I am saving bitcoins maybe their regulations will be affecting only for the actively spending people.

i will keep collect and use bitcoin even its illegal because i am just here in my house they didn't know if i am collecting bitcoins ..
So for me i will keep using bitcoin but anonymously.. if i withdraw bitcoin into money i will withdraw it  via western so that they seen that its usd not bitcoin..

The problem with that is, if they gain even that much control, it won't be long before it's for 100BTC, then 10, then 1 etc. The entire point of bitcoin is to take back our wealth from their control. It's ours, not theirs. If you want any government to be in control of what's yours instead of you, then, why are you bothering with decentralized currency rather than other centralized solutions?

I probably would still use Bitcoin even if the government announces it as an illegal thing. Not to look like a thug or someone who's cool, but it's because I'm making good money out of Bitcoin. Why would I drop using it just because the government is so against it? There are also software out there that can hide your identity, so getting traced by the government should be really unlikely.

you are right, the biggest nightmare of all the holders of bitcoin is that bitcoin might become illegal worldwide one day, that would make all the people sell it all and the price would drop a lot really fast, bitcoin would be used by only small amounts of people then

i think that i would still stay with some kind of a cryptocurrency even if bitcoins became illegal, i would just sell it all then and by other crypto in order to still save my money in a crypto because putting fiat you dont use into bank is a terrible thing to do

though i highly doubt that bitcoins will ever get banned by the governments, even though banks dont like bitcoins and they are against it im pretty sure that they will not bribe all the governments to make bitcoin illegal, im pretty sure that is just impossible

Yes, that’s crazy that bitcoin it literally allowing him to be able to travel without worry. I can’t imagine not being able to store the money you have safely. I also love the fact that banks want to try and make money off of it. So, because of that I choose to stay up to date with bitcoin articles and info.

If bitcoin will be considerd illegal in my country i think i continue to use it the same taking my own risks

Bitcoin is attractive for the sole reason of not being in the pocket of the banks or government. These are the reasons I am attracted to bitcoin and the reasons I will continue to support bitcoin with the few that believe it goes beyond making profit off the swings and see it as a game changer. My government can barely keep track of my own taxes when I file them each year,so going after bitcoin would just be more laughs.

I think the most will hold it, I also will not sell it or something, I think that is just bad to, if you are believing into the bitcoin you should not get rid of it.
I think the bitcoin is the future of the currency's.

yeah, I'd probably store it on some USB and hide it somewhere for the better days, move out of that country or the ban is lifted.

if I can't spend it and no one's gonna accept it then it ain't no use to me. i'd walk away.

I think when bitcoin be illegal does not mean bitcoin has no value or no value at all? bitcoin is today also illegal in some countries? but bitcoin still worthwhile?

it may well have value elsewhere, but I spend it in my home country and if I can't do that there then i'm not gonna go abroad to use it. gambling is another use but again if I can't cash it out then what use is it to me? I won't be able to receive a bank transfer from a foreign exchange. my bank's gonna knows what the score is and reject the transfer.

But you  could still use it for all of your legal purchases like black tar heroin, rocket launchers and machine guns.

i didn't think that if the government of my country will declare bitcoin as illegal than there will be easy to access akl bitcoin related sites . so i think no one will use bitcoin in that country in which it banned . so buy and selling will bece tedious task . everyone will exit bitcoin if it would be .

This is a very good question.  People think that bitcoin can't be made illegal, but it certainly can.  And given that fiat works just great for me to pay my utilities and rent and groceries with, I don't think I would keep any bitcoin if it was criminalized.  That's a pussy way out, but there's no way I'm going to risk my wealth being seized by the IRS or FBI.  It's just not worth it.  But I think the US government is enlightened enough (don't kill me) that they wouldn't do that.  Or if they tried, we'd fight back.  Not saying I trust the gov't, because I don't.  It's just not looking like that's the path they're going to take.  They may tax the hell out of it, but they're not going to make it illegal.

I've got all the hard drugs and weapons I need. these days I need a decentralized currency to buy flowers, kittens and sylvanian family shit.

in my opinion , i think it is not the matter whether you want to use bitcoin even after the ban or declare of btc as illegal in your country . because after the declare it as ilegal .every site related with bitcoin will be baned and no one will able to access without trick .

Why should government do that?? They dont even know about this. I dont think if it would happen but if would happen, I'll continue to use Bitcoin even if it is more risky and I know there are many problems to face.

You wouldn’t be thrown in jail. There would be no physical way for any authorities to arrest you unless they saw you trading bitcoin in person. The worst that could happen would be a fine and a slap on the wrist.

you are right and that's the real problem comes out. Especially if in you are not in the democratic type of government because you have no choice at all but to follow rules but in some ways you really can do something about it.

I'm not using BTC everyday, actually, I could even live without it. I said I don't have the right to open a bank account in several countries, but that doesn't mean I can't open one anywhere. I mainly use BTC for investment and trading. I prefer to compare it to a foreign currency. I still have Hungarian forints in my wallet right now, but nobody accepts them where I am, so I keep them waiting till I travel again to Hungary to spend them. It would be the same if I am in a country where nobody accepts BTC.

If the the government says bitcoin is illegal, i still keep on using bitcoin. In the first place government should explain to the constituent of a country on what particular matter that they considered bitcoin as illegal. .

In the USA and its States, government doesn't have authority to apply illegal to the private lives of the people. Some of the time they win their court cases against the people because of the ignorance of the people.

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yes i will and honestly i do bot care about government much but yes i will keep hidden as much as possible because i do not want to get arrested because of it

yes i will and honestly i do bot care about government much but yes i will keep hidden as much as possible because i do not want to get arrested because of it

At least I have to sell my bitcoin and till then I have to use bitcoin even though it sounds illegal for my country. Anyway government will not pay me for my lost bitcoin so i can take that much risk to use bitcoin. Bitcoin is my life and without bitcoin I can't think of a single day.

Well, in the case if government accept bitcoin as illegal here I doubt I would continue to keep it. Because of in the case if something is illegal they are searching those people who have this illegal thing and if they find they will take it all from you plus some big tax for that fact that you knew it is illegal, but continued to keep it. I think it would be something like that. So what for to risk and live in fear. I better say no to bitcoin than to my free and relaxed life.

I think even its illegal you can be still use bitcoin just make sure that you are using vpn and always clear your cache so that no evidence that you are using bitcoin.. you can do that just use online instead of hardware wallet..
But i think it will not happen in the future. incase that it will happen i will anonymously use bitcoin.

I would do the same thing.  Maybe I will stop using bitcoin because it is illegal.  Our country now is very strict on the implementation of law so better to be safe than never.  Plus it would be hard for me and everyone to keep a bitcoin if it was illegal because there would be no place you could exchange it to cash.

Underground peer-to-peer trading of Bitcoin will thrive in places where Bitcoin is banned. The government can't completely stop something that exists in a digital form. Yes I agree that Bitcoin exchanges or ATMs won't be available in such countries but who cares about them when people could still exchange the coins for hard cash between themselves. Poker is outlawed in some American states but people continue to play secretly organized home games. There is always a way to go about that  ;)

Yes I would still use Bitcoin even if the government says it's illegal. It would be really hard to trace us, bitcoin users, by the government because anonymity is one of the many privileges that we get by using Bitcoins. How would they track us if the transactions are all anonymous?

I think the only way that they will catch you if somebody sees you using Bitcoins and gets a photo of that. People that has nothing to do in life would definitely report you especially if there's a bounty.

I would keep using bitcoin. Because i only have job on bitcoin and i can earn a living with bitcoin. So, i will keep using bitcoin even illegal in my country.

my country also says all related gambling also illegal including casinos online but i was still gamble almost everyday without any problem and if someday bitcoin illegal i would still use it because i won't leave bitcoin and i had comfortable using bitcoin with very much benefit and i would do anything i could such as using VPN or something else