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Title: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: useless4 on September 26, 2016, 01:11:09 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still support it?

i would definitely still use it, i would just buy a vpn and thats it, i think it should never become illegal though

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: qiwoman2 on October 09, 2016, 04:42:48 PM

I would actually move country if that happened if I owned a lot of bitcoin and would seek refuge in a pro Bitcoin country. I don't think I could live in a backward country that would ban bitcoin as it is too ingrained now in my DNA lol.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: LFC_Bitcoin on October 09, 2016, 04:49:16 PM

Yes I absolutely would continue to use bitcoin if my country banned it. I HODL, what would I be supposed to do, give up my coins?

Fuck the government.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: OmegaStarScream on October 09, 2016, 04:50:04 PM

I would continue to use it as I see no harm on it , I can understand why having a gun or taking drugs is illegal but having a currency isn't harmful a all . Just because they made a law about it , doesn't mean they are right. Making it illegal won't change anything for me , I can deposit them into my Neteller account and trade them for my local currency as usual and no one will know about it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: 7788bitcoin on October 09, 2016, 04:55:23 PM

I think I will still use it but of course will be limited by how my activities can be tracked. Perhaps using a portable device at places with free and register-free internet? However, most likely my government is not advance enough to block all bitcoin-related sites.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: amacar2 on October 09, 2016, 04:58:06 PM

I know for sure no any government can banned bitcoin or declare using bitcoin illegal as they can't track whether we are using bitcoin or not. However if they do somehow i will try to gather few like minded guys and start promoting the benifits of using bitcoin and try to convince government to change their decision.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: krishna1 on October 09, 2016, 05:12:57 PM

if my country's government bands bitcoin i will use it then also no matter whatever the punishment is i will trh to hide from them or i think i should make a alternate money system which i can use in public and then i will use those to exchange with bitcoin

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: crairezx20 on October 09, 2016, 05:18:07 PM

I think bitcoin is not illegal but if it will happen i will stay use it there is no harmful about bitcoin and we can still use it since its online and we can use it anonymously without asking for our real identity..

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Anemed on October 09, 2016, 06:01:24 PM

Quote from: crairezx20 on October 09, 2016, 05:18:07 PM

I always exchange the bitcoins into fiats as it is not yet allowed in my country. BTC is yet to be made aware of. If it is advertised, then so many unemployed would be employed. The experts can come forward to convince the government by explaining the core benefits of it. If BTC gets in, the economy would be wealthy. A next new generation can be seen now. Wish to happen so.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Kprawn on October 09, 2016, 06:07:29 PM

You cannot use it openly, like being a merchant and sticking a Bitcoin symbol in the window, but you can still accept it as a payment

option, and hoard it. Then you take it and go on a Bitcoin holiday in a country where it is accepted. Just imagine all the possibilities.

The forbidden fruit always taste the sweetest, or so they say. ;D

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: DeathAngel on October 09, 2016, 06:11:00 PM

I can't imagine the punishment would be all that terrible in my country, I wouldn't be getting hung or crucified for it so sure I'd take the risk & continue to use bitcoin :D

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: akatsuki on October 09, 2016, 06:13:53 PM

I would still use it because I would use it for good as with fiat it is the same for everyone: You are what you do with your money, not what your money does for you. :)

Now if my government had control over bitcoin. Well that is a whole different story. :-[

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Meuh6879 on October 09, 2016, 06:16:41 PM

gov. is corrupt.
bitcoins are legit.

my official bank "too big to fail/jail" close automaticly account when you transfer more than 1/3 of your salary to an identified SEPA linked to an Bitcoin Exchange.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img924/9479/rhjtiC.jpg

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Rude Boy on October 09, 2016, 06:22:16 PM

I don't know whether, I'll support or not. If bitcoin was banned in my country. But i'm sure its better to use bitcoin than fiat currency. And i'll use even, if the punishment was not much bad!

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: bitbunnny on October 09, 2016, 06:22:45 PM

To be honest I don't know the answer. If Bitcoin was declared illegal and punishable by the law I would probably be very careful and I would not telling everyone that I use it. I wouldn't change it for fiat through my bank account so that I don't leave traces. But I hope this will never happen.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: xdrpx on October 09, 2016, 06:24:08 PM

I am not sure, this would depend on how illegal and what are the penalties imposed for transacting in bitcoins illegally (if it were made illegal). I honestly don't know how they would be able to track if the transaction was spent by me if I had not given any KYC details or any personal details attached to the address that I'm transacting in. I would always go by the law though, but since it's not illegal yet I find Bitcoins very nice to use.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: springgers on October 09, 2016, 06:37:58 PM

Nice pool results at the moment!
That show the mind of you all Bitcoin users!

Don't let a government rules you!

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: vero on October 09, 2016, 06:50:09 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

i would still use bitcoin even the government has made bitcoin illegal but they will not can track my activity with bitcoin and of course i will support bitcoin forever and ever.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Altcoinsupporter on October 09, 2016, 06:50:29 PM

Illegal means you can be punished or even go to jail. Especially that part is not appealing to me since it would mean you face jail time for something that silly.
So no if it was illegal i would make sure to stop using it...

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: pratap11 on October 09, 2016, 06:55:03 PM

Yes sure i would be using bitcoins doent matter if its legal or illegal by the government in my country because i love using bitcoins and cannot stop using it because of legality plus bitcoins has qualities by which no one can catch me weather i am actually using bitcoins or not,so no problem for me.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: 1Referee on October 09, 2016, 07:04:54 PM

I am making money with Bitcoin through trading. I will never let something come in between that. So yes, I will definitely keep using Bitcoin. In case of an exchange requiring documents from some one in a different country, then I simply make one of my family members outside the country sign up there.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: MingLee on October 09, 2016, 07:22:39 PM

I don't know if I personally would keep using Bitcoin if it was made illegal by the government, however I definitely would have a bit of an interest in avoiding the eyes of the law. I'm confident that a majority of people who already use Bitcoin likely wouldn't care and would continue to use Bitcoin even after it was declared illegal.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: sillug on October 09, 2016, 07:54:18 PM

Of course I would. Moreover, I would even promote its usage to kill that illegal institution to the root.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: gentlemand on October 09, 2016, 07:58:27 PM

Nope. What's the use of a type of money that has no use? I don't really want to pop abroad to meet sweaty men in souks to cash it out.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Hellacopter on October 09, 2016, 08:21:22 PM

I would use it because i don't see any reasonable cause to made Bitcoin as illegal currency, in other hand we can easily convert the bitcoins into cash and fiat and as its decentralized currency, governments couldn't ban it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: nejibens on October 09, 2016, 08:55:57 PM

I would use Bitcoin even if its get banned by our government, because i think there is no any risk to use it and also i prefer using this crypto currency than using fiat and other currencies.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: SAMKUSH on October 09, 2016, 09:03:26 PM

I can't see how it would be made illegal but if it was I would still use it. I mainly use bitcoin to remain anonymous, if it was illegal it would be very difficult to find out exactly who is using it so I don't see how they would find out it is me using it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mindrust on October 09, 2016, 09:37:18 PM

I would use it.

They wouldn't know that i still use it anyway. If a gov bans something, it is probably useful for humanity. Not for them (the govs) but the people.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: akatsuki on October 09, 2016, 09:47:25 PM

I don't think I would because I want to be a contributing citizen to my country and if it is an illegal thing to do then I won't do it. It is that plain and simple decision for me to make. :(

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: rinhunter on October 09, 2016, 10:17:50 PM

Yes I still use it but I will not be exchanged to the local currency, I think the government will not know we use Bitcoin. I hope it's not happens.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: croato on October 09, 2016, 10:52:21 PM

It is very hard to imagine any democratic government could ban Bitcoin. They will sure try to regulate as much as they can and tax it when Bitcoin grow big and become mainstream, but even that will not be easy task for govs. Personally, to be honest, i dont know if i would use Bitcoin if it become illegal. I have wife and kids, not too bad job so risking to be charged for something what could be punished with years of prison slavery would be insane.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: shinratensei_ on October 09, 2016, 11:26:33 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

That's my right, and I will use that, I think a lot of another bitcoiners in my country had the same thing with me. I think the government is not just making rules like they want. I will still use bitcoin if bitcoin can give me a burger for free and are the government wanna for giving a burger for free to me?

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Bitcotalk on October 09, 2016, 11:39:23 PM

It will be a little harder to use it in our country but we can easily use it for our digital uses and for shopping online. The government will not know that we are using bitcoins.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: tabas on October 09, 2016, 11:54:43 PM

Yes I will going to keep on using it because there is no traced can be do to me by my cyber committee here in my country. Because any website is going to be accessed here and no certain restriction. And base upon working in bitcoin still I will going to keep on using it because there are no even stores that accepts bitcoin here.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Yuuto on October 10, 2016, 03:01:01 AM

I say fuck the government and pray i will not get caught.

Why would I sacrifice something that I've worked hard to earn?
So I will publicly support the government but still use bitcoin on the downlow. And when i earned enough then im outta this country.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: groll on October 10, 2016, 03:14:51 AM

I still want to use it as it was my way of earning extra money. But if it will be made illegal by our government, I think it would be hard not to obey the law and their rules. If there is a way to still earn through bitcoin I will gamble to it. But I think it would be hard to exchange btc to fiat currency. Maybe the only available way is to purchase products online.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: pocarime32 on October 10, 2016, 03:24:38 AM

I would still use bitcoin even my government made bitcoin become illegal. Because bitcoin is my only job and i can't leave bitcoin. I will keep using bitcoin and use bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: I Am Hero on October 10, 2016, 03:26:45 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

obviously yes i will still be using it even if the government banned it.

but i may not be supporting it, especially openly!

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: machinek20 on October 10, 2016, 03:31:33 AM

If the government declared it illegal then i got no option but to accept it, I know that if i keep on continue using it, i will have difficulty to convert it to fiat, and rather than living in a fear of using bitcoin i better not used it, but for sure i wont support the government at all and i will curse the government

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mr. Big on October 10, 2016, 04:16:50 AM

What's the sense of using it if you know that it will be illegal, the marketplace would look like a dark market, and for sure it won't be easy to use it and convert it to fiat...There is too little use for bitcoin if you can't use it openly... Perhaps I won't be using it anymore... :)

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: JeffBrad12 on October 10, 2016, 04:20:20 AM

But I just stay away and using bitcoin with stealthy, so there is another way just than blatant for using bitcoin. because my life is too valuable for thrown in the jail.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: pooya87 on October 10, 2016, 04:59:54 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

if i didn't know about bitcoin, meaning it was the first time i hear about it and also hear it is illegal to use it, surely i wouldn't go near it.

but at this point nothing can stop me from using bitcoin because i love bitcoin, and i find it really useful. besides there are always ways to use bitcoin without anybody even knowing it :D

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Kakmakr on October 10, 2016, 05:22:31 AM

Nope, If there are jail time involved, I would not use it. I have a family and a full time job to think of and no technology is worth the risk to go to jail and lose all of that. I would be one of the voices going up against laws like this, but I would never endanger my family.

The bitcoins I own now, would be send to friends in other countries where bitcoin is legal in exchange for legal fiat currencies. ^smile^

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: dunfida on October 10, 2016, 05:31:13 AM

Quote from: Kakmakr on October 10, 2016, 05:22:31 AM

These would be the best way on redirecting your bitcoin on other friends which country doesnt ban bitcoin and you could still able to benefit from all your bitcoin in terms of cash. As you said i wont risk myself hence i have already family and i wont like to leave them because im being imprisoned.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: diegz on October 10, 2016, 05:37:01 AM

Nope, I'd definitely stop using bitcoin. If that would bring me to jail, then I think it's useless to earn bitcoin if you would just use the money for your bail and after all you'll still go to jail later on. But if the punishment will just be confiscating your bitcoin, then I think it's just fine, I can hide it and if they still found it, then fine, I'll let them have it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: romero121 on October 10, 2016, 05:50:25 AM

I personally try to stick to it, even when bitcoin is made illegal with various regulations. Something similar to vpn breaker exists, which would help avoid the noticing of usage. Now possibly such situation won't arise in my country.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: doomistake on October 10, 2016, 06:29:42 AM

It is really obvious that if it's illegal of course you wouldn't do it. Maybe some people will do it, those people who have enough guts to do illegal activities like what you're saying. If you're still a sane person, I'm sure you will not do this kind of act because your life might be the at risk when you do this.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: ashiqdey on October 10, 2016, 07:29:17 AM

Yes i have to use bitcoin till i sell all my bitcoin. I don't have much in my wallet but how much I have is my own earning and I can't afford to loss my bitcoin. and I also have many small small business like faucet and bitcoin giveaway subscription so before leaving bitcoin I have to stop all my business otherwise bitcoin would continuously come in my wallet and all those amount would go waste because i am no longer going to use bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: coynedterm on October 10, 2016, 07:43:25 AM

yes , i will support it if it banned my country . because there are no rason to hate bitcoin . it is totally legal . and better way of payment whole about the world .

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: sishendaoye on October 10, 2016, 07:49:52 AM

If bitcoin was made illegal I would most definitely still use it cause I don't like people telling me which currency I can use and can not for their own profit.
Anyways bitcoin is pretty anonymous so if I'd handle it discretely nobody would have to find out.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mastsetad on October 10, 2016, 07:51:38 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

I would say yes, because i have no other ways to earn money and the money i'm earning through bitcoin have changed my life already, if government bans it and someone finds me using it i would probably ask them to give me money when i'm sitting at home and then i wont be using it anymore, thats it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Shinpako09 on October 10, 2016, 08:15:02 AM

Definitely not as i dont want a conflict. I dont want to be in jail, it would be bring me shame as well as to my family. We know in our area as a good family. No one has a bad habit. I'd rather choose leaving the oppurtunity of bitcoin than getting into jail and bring shame to my family.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: hajimasan on October 10, 2016, 08:27:51 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

if the government of my country made the bitcoin as illegal then i will stop the use of bitcoin for my nation respect but i will indirectly support to the Bitcoin because of its importance in my life .

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Dassi on October 10, 2016, 08:54:38 AM

Why would I use something illegal? That makes me a criminal, I would rather wait for the country to legalize it using it again.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Soros Shorts on October 10, 2016, 08:56:05 AM

Yes, I would still use it but I will only use computers located outside of my country to store and transact the bitcoins. I would avoid transactions with people from my own country. At some point I will give up my citizenship and move to a free country where bitcoins are not illegal.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Shibashi Dogemoto on October 10, 2016, 08:57:36 AM

If Government in my country makes bitcoin illegal then there is no point in using them as if I get caught then people around me will start thinking that I am involved into some criminal activities which will spoil my image in society.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Red-Apple on October 10, 2016, 12:01:48 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

the punishment part is a little bit scary!
what kind of punishment are we talking about, so far i have not yet seen any country to have that big a punishment for using bitcoin (or maybe i have not seen it).
anyways, i think i will think twice before using bitcoin, and it is possible to hide tracks when using bitcoin so i guess i will continue using it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: randy8777 on October 10, 2016, 12:04:47 PM

Quote from: Soros Shorts on October 10, 2016, 08:56:05 AM

and once you're moved, and the free country you moved to suddenly also puts all kinds of restrictions (ban) regarding bitcoin usage, will you move again? in my case, i would simply rent myself a vps and do my bitcoin related stuff from there.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: jacktheking on October 10, 2016, 12:05:10 PM

In my country, the law is very strict. If my government really made Bitcoin illegal, I have to say, unfortunately, I will have to throw away all my Bitcoin and stay away from Bitcoin. I might join some other Altcoins if they only ban Bitcoin and not all the cryptocurrencies.

However, I do not think my government will make Bitcoin illegal because my country is a tech-savvy country. To add on, there is good (sometimes bad but mostly positive) news about Bitcoin in the local newspaper every now and then. I live in Singapore.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: hubballi on October 10, 2016, 12:17:32 PM

I think the answer will NO for most of them as , if it is declared Illegal by government and even then if we use Bitcoin then it will become like doing Illegal work like smuggling. So i will not use it and even i am not keeping anything in Bitcoin as i convert everything to my fiat currency.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mr.grin on October 10, 2016, 12:28:36 PM

Well, if bitcoin became illegal in my country because my government issued a policy that bitcoin is something illegal, I will still use it. Well, today bitcoin has become my income, and it has so much influence in my life. if the government banned the use bitcoin, I will still use it, but I will use it to supplement my income, not for illegal transactions

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: madwica on October 10, 2016, 01:12:30 PM

I will stop using it since it is illegal, doing illegal things is not good in the eyes of God, and i want to work hard to achieved my goal and i do not like to achieved my goal because of the illegal things.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: gentlemand on October 10, 2016, 01:14:13 PM

Quote from: madwica on October 10, 2016, 01:12:30 PM

I will stop using it since it is illegal, doing illegal things is not good in the eyes of God

So politicians and regulators are the will of God on this Earth? Are you absolutely certain of this? I can think of at least one or two, maybe even more, who have a small problem with morals.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Snorek on October 10, 2016, 01:21:16 PM

Quote from: madwica on October 10, 2016, 01:12:30 PM

Stop mixing God in our problems. Do you honestly think hat everyone banned by government is wrong? And the government is always right?

Human history of fatal judgement and bad decisions made by people in charge. Hate towards bitcoin is only a sign that some people are slaves of the old, flawed economic system.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: isen on October 10, 2016, 02:08:23 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

A bunch of corrupted politicians will vote a law against cryptocurrencies and I am supposed to obey it?Of course no,if this ever happens I will have one more reason to keep using Bitcoin and support it even more,as long as I am not harming anyone it is my right to use any currency I want and a stupid law is not enough to make me stop.

Quote from: madwica on October 10, 2016, 01:12:30 PM

I will stop using it since it is illegal, doing illegal things is not good in the eyes of God

Sorry but are you trolling?I respect your faith but even if we accept that god exists he has absolutely nothing to do with this

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: chixka000 on October 10, 2016, 02:42:33 PM

Whether bitcoin is illegal or not i would surely support this one still because this is probably the reason why do i am getting some sort of amounts weekly by now that really helps me to satisfy my needs.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: traderethereum on October 10, 2016, 03:16:29 PM

i am not sure but i think i still use bitcoin for trading and make withdraw into fiat, and i don't know if my government will make this decision because there are many benefit that bitcoin can offer to us.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: lovely sitha on October 10, 2016, 03:41:30 PM

very honestly i will like to continue using bitcoin because now i cannot live without bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: tabas on October 10, 2016, 05:48:54 PM

Even the law here in my country is tough enough and they are implementing the punishment greatly. I would still going to keep on supporting and use bitcoins, because I am not related to any illegal activity and I can prove that in court whenever the government is going to accuse me for using bitcoins. Because having it doesn't mean you are an illegal activity doer.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: socks435 on October 10, 2016, 06:17:20 PM

Almost members here will choose to stay still use bitcoin since they can not know if you are still using it or not..there is many alternative that we can withdraw bitcoin like westerunnion that we can use from perfect money once we convert our bitcoin in perfect money many alternative we can do there .
To withdraw our money..

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Milkduds on October 10, 2016, 06:28:35 PM

The idea of bitcoin becoming illegal is only going to drive short term thinkers out of the market. Presume it is illegal now and act accordingly and you will have your eggs in a row when the day comes for the axe. Makes no sense to me to worry about this potential when we should be working it like it is already illegal.
Times change and what was acceptable is now the virus the world wants to stamp out,the reason few think this way is age and not knowing how history works.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: ekoice on October 10, 2016, 06:31:07 PM

Till now, it was not declared as illegal by our indian government. Even if it was made illegal, i would still use bitcoins as i see no harm in it. US government itself tried its level best to ban, but couldnot.I dont want to loose the benefits of bitcoins.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on October 10, 2016, 06:33:20 PM

Lots of variables here. But Bitcoin can change also. I use an altcoin called NAV that can sync/stake over tor. This could be added to BTC if needed. Would use a non USA exchange to buy and get a non USA Debit card to use it for spending.

Depends on how extreme they get on enforcement. Would having posted here and used a foreign bank issued card that is known to allow BTC be enough to have to fight a criminal court case? I might just move to gold/silver but that would be IMHO be made illegal if BTC is outlawed.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: royalfestus on October 10, 2016, 07:07:34 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

It is difficult to say yes. If u say yes then u are turning yourself to a criminal. I rather pray it doesnt happen

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: calkob on October 10, 2016, 07:11:32 PM

fuck the government......... 8)

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Xester on October 11, 2016, 02:36:32 AM

I am not sure if I will continue to use it but I still want to. It is the only way I could earn more income through bitcoin. So if our government will ban it or will tag it as illegal, then it would be hard for me to break that law. And if it would be illegal then it is hard also to convert the bitcoin I earned to fiat currency. But I do not think that the government will ban it because it is absolutely legal here in our country.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Snorek on October 11, 2016, 03:36:15 AM

Quote from: Xester on October 11, 2016, 02:36:32 AM

Alcohol was absolutely legal in the US prior prohibition in the 1920s too. What I am saying is - laws can be changed. In fact they are being changed all the time.

Bitcoin is still pretty insignificant phenomena so big economy world treat Bitcoin more like a flavor of the month asset than real deal. But if bitcoin will grow bigger laws can be changed too.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: The Sceptical Chymist on October 11, 2016, 03:39:29 AM

Have to vote "not sure" on this one. I love bitcoin, but I think if the IRS or some other alphabet agency were to hunt down bitcoin users, I'd probably have to pass. There are just too many other investment opportunities out there that ARE legal. Why bother with the risk of getting fined or going to jail or whatever? It really just wouldn't be worth it to me. But it would depend on what the penalty is. And while this is a good question, I truly don't think bitcoin is going to be criminalized anytime soon by the US gov't (which is where I am).

Stranger, more horrible things have happened, though.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: lanslans on October 11, 2016, 05:26:30 AM

of course i will still use it. maybe use vpn in site btc was blocked.
but in my country there are no regulations governing of bitcoin. so bitcoin will never made illegal in here. :D

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mr. Big on October 11, 2016, 05:33:15 AM

Quote from: lanslans on October 11, 2016, 05:26:30 AM

of course i will still use it. maybe use vpn in site btc was blocked.
but in my country there are no regulations governing of bitcoin. so bitcoin will never made illegal in here. :D

Well, that's good if you are still willing to use bitcoin even if your government might consider it as illegal...Supposed that this really happens, I think it's not easy to dispose or use our coins and profit...Exchanges also might start to close since they will be the biggest target...How will we use our coins? VPN's could hide you but you would also need to hide your money... :)

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: akosipepot on October 11, 2016, 05:46:59 AM

I would not use bitcoin if it is already illegal in my country.Why I would used that if it is illegal even though you use it in nice way.It so scary. I do not want go to in jail for violating something is illegal.better be safe than regret in the rest of your life.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: bitcoinvestor on October 11, 2016, 06:10:06 AM

Bitcoin in my country is legal for some product like electricity, phone bill but for other products is prohibited. However, many people use bitcoin for transaction that is not public because it is difficult to trace. In indonesia the legal currency is Rupiah. Using bitcoin for such products is not ilegal but for others I have never tried.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mastsetad on October 11, 2016, 06:23:58 AM

Quote from: bitcoinvestor on October 11, 2016, 06:10:06 AM

I guess it is not illegal in your country for anything but it is just not accepted for buying those stuff as there are not much places accepting bitcoin in asian countries though there are a lot in european countries.
And i feel no country would ban bitcoin if they come to know about its potential and its use.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: jacafbiz on October 11, 2016, 08:02:20 AM

It depends on the penalty but I guess with all these regulations and laws there is always a way to circumvent them, I may look for a trusted person in a country where it is legal and transfer the Fiat currency to me, even we can have online companies offering this service because there will be demand for such

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Skaven on October 11, 2016, 08:10:00 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

I would not make use of it at that point because I have no intend to go to jail or pay some fine because of me continuing to use Bitcoin.
If it becomes illegal I have no choice but to back of from it and leave it alone.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Xenophoto on October 11, 2016, 09:32:40 AM

Plenty of activities have been made illegal by the government but a lot of people are still doing it. They don't get in jail unless they get caught on the act by someone who isn't loyal enough to them to not report them. The same thing would happen to Bitcoin. We can all hide our identity but if somebody has a strong evidence that we're using Bitcoins, then they can sue us in no time. I'd still use Bitcoin at that point, even though.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: TastyChillySauce00 on October 11, 2016, 09:38:19 AM

Quote from: akosipepot on October 11, 2016, 05:46:59 AM

well that's good that actually what you will do,but if you are didn't fear about government (by the way government is not like what you see in a movie that they can detect people in few minutes that is actually bullshit even though there's exist but only 1st tier countries) you can still avoid without being detected regardless to the risk you're going to have

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: prabowo96 on October 11, 2016, 12:22:03 PM

Quote from: bitcoinvestor on October 11, 2016, 06:10:06 AM

O.O can you show to us where you find it?
How can they allow to buy something and deny to buy other?
Sounds like bs for me...

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: davis196 on October 11, 2016, 01:25:02 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

Yes,i would still use it.

My governament can`t proove that i own bitcoins.

There is no reason that bitcoin would become illegal.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Oralmat on October 11, 2016, 01:29:17 PM

You know in my country and also most of the countries, bitcoin is illegal but instead of it everyone use it. Now if i am talking about myself, So in my country bitcoin is illegal and even majority of people have no sense about bitcoin, even they don't know about any crypto currency, but still i am using it and i feel i am lucky that i know about bitcoin and know how to earn money from it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: talkbitcoin on October 11, 2016, 01:36:31 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

so far, luckily there has been no laws about using bitcoin. so i am glad that i don't have to decide about this question in reality and it is only hypothetical for me so far.

but in this hypothetical situation, i think i will still continue using bitcoin, even if it were illegal to do it. but if i wanted to start using it and it was illegal i don't think i would have!

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: dunfida on October 11, 2016, 01:42:28 PM

Quote from: talkbitcoin on October 11, 2016, 01:36:31 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

Thats why OP is just assuming regarding on this situation which if bitcoin would be banned by government. YOu are right this situation is hypothetical but still for sure many people would tend to use it even it would be banned since bitcoin is anonymous they cant easily catch those people who disobey the rules of government.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Fatanut on October 11, 2016, 02:54:04 PM

Let's be honest, a lot of illegal stuffs are being done on the Internet especially on the deep web. A lot of people do this all the time and do you see the news flooding about cyber crime? The answer is no.

Maybe it's because their identity is hidden, the government doesn't actually care about all of these illegal stuffs going on, or maybe the government's cyber army's force is too weak to trace users. Bitcoin will just be one of those illegal stuffs going on in the Internet if it's been made illegal by the government.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: requester on October 11, 2016, 03:34:24 PM

no problem I would exit bitcoin because i am not a trader, not a bulk bitcoin holder so it's no problem for me. but it would be a worst news for me because as this the only source of my earning .

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Daniel91 on October 11, 2016, 03:45:54 PM

Yes!
I mean, why not?
I'm sure that my government can't control all Internet traffic in the country.
Also, I will not hold BTC on my computer or in my country, so they can't order me what I will do out of my country :)
Any way, I really don't think that something like this will happen because our politicians are stupid and don't understand BTC at all (probably never heard about it lol).

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Cresciuanto on October 11, 2016, 04:44:11 PM

infact yes i will even use bitcoin if my government still consider my bitcoin as illegal, because i cannot live without bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: amiryaqot on October 11, 2016, 05:05:42 PM

Bitcoin is not under any government so it doesn't matter what opinion they have about it, I have very strong believe in it and this is way to live with freedom and use this with anonymity and with more better privacy, I would stay with it if they ban it because I love this innovative cryptocurrency.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on October 11, 2016, 05:06:56 PM

How hard they go after BTC use is a factor. If SWAT is raiding my home as if I was a ISIS member just because they found my real name from posting here and see a coinbase tx in my checking account.

This is not impossible if government declares BTC use is a sign of Domestic Terrorism and intent to overthrow the Federal Reserve. Today tinfoil hat crazy, 5 years from now... ??? IRS declares BTC use is illegal tax avoidance with fines and jail time for simple possession of a BTC wallet.dat.

On the other hand if they don't actively search out BTC users but just add it on as an 'enhancement' to other crimes like they can for using a computer and other BS charges to convince you to 'voluntarily' plea bargain. I would probable be much more discreet but still use it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: erikalui on October 11, 2016, 06:07:01 PM

No. I would never use bitcoins if it was termed illegal. I don't even gamble as it's illegal and I don't want to face any legal problem due to a currency. However, I can still see people from countries where bitcoins are banned and termed illegal still trading but they are taking a huge risk.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: youhgt2 on October 11, 2016, 08:47:36 PM

Quote from: erikalui on October 11, 2016, 06:07:01 PM

its mean you have good control on your wishes, but i cannot do so, i have to play gambling and use bitcoin, if my country now allowing me to use bitcoin and play gambling then i have to move to some where else where bitcoin as well as gambling is legal.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Doamader on October 11, 2016, 09:41:50 PM

Bitcoin its considered ilegal and i still use it, in fact i dont care about what the government does say, they should be worried into care about the financial problems affecting the country and not hunting people that does wanna earn some money online, and all the things that were not allowed to do from my family i had done and took the punishement doing such.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Oralmat on October 13, 2016, 10:00:29 AM

Quote from: erikalui on October 11, 2016, 06:07:01 PM

You know many countries government are not accept the bitcoin, but their people are using it online and bitcoin became a great source of income for them, So how you can say that if your government not accept it than you will not use it. Its mean that you will left the bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: sugarfly on October 13, 2016, 01:20:29 PM

At some point we need to stop following orders.
What will happen when government declares "the internet" illegal?
What happens when they implement sharia law in my country?
At want point do I start fighting back?

-sf-

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Yutikas_11920 on October 13, 2016, 01:23:23 PM

Quote from: Oralmat on October 13, 2016, 10:00:29 AM

Quote from: erikalui on October 11, 2016, 06:07:01 PM

ahham, it is indeed something very funny. I think he's just their imagination or argue on things that will never happen. If indeed the Government already banned or did not receive it then the growth will not be as good as bitcoin now and give you an advantage for everyone.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: genos on October 13, 2016, 01:36:39 PM

Quote from: Yutikas_11920 on October 13, 2016, 01:23:23 PM

Quote from: Oralmat on October 13, 2016, 10:00:29 AM

Quote from: erikalui on October 11, 2016, 06:07:01 PM

Even goverment banned bitcoin. Bitcoin still can use the bitcoin becouse its anonimity.event goverment can not rule bitcoin and the users. By the way goverment do not have any good reason to banned bitcoin. If they banned bitcoin becouse it was used in illegal activity, they should banned their fiat too becouse ma be somebody use it for illegal activity. They can not judge the currency becouse of users illegal activity. They should judge the users not the currency.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: caxandra on October 15, 2016, 08:37:06 AM

If it was made illegal by my country I would still use it but carefully, I won't use it for anything peer to peer and I wouldn't buy/sell it using a bank account or any method like that, I doubt it would be illegal in most countries of the world.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Anemed on October 15, 2016, 06:41:48 PM

Quote from: caxandra on October 15, 2016, 08:37:06 AM

I too will use it. I would either hold and exchange into fiats when i see a reasonable profit. If people come to know the benefits of bitcoins, they still would go ahead and use it in offline at least. I am sure on it. Everyone is looking for earning a bit or more every day. So when it is promised to give profit, I am sure each would at least give a try to it. Hope this is accepted by the government soon.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Superways on October 15, 2016, 06:53:19 PM

If my government will ban it without any valid reason then they themselves are doing the crime to deny us from such an advance technology so I will use bitcoin and will try to stay hidden from my government in that matter.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Oralmat on October 16, 2016, 02:02:41 PM

Quote from: Doamader on October 11, 2016, 09:41:50 PM

Govt wants the tax money. Govt always gets what it wants. They wont regulate it because they wont want some internet money becoming international money that would be anarchy no one wants that. At least we have paypal , already is international money its even extratesticle

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: BitcoinHodler on October 16, 2016, 02:21:31 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

if my government had made bitcoin illegal before i got hooked up with using bitcoin then i am sure i would have never started using bitcoin.

but now that i have been a bitcoinhodler for a very long time and i have been hooked all up in it, i would never stop even if government made it illegal tomorrow!

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: SHAWN-MIDWAYS on October 16, 2016, 02:24:27 PM

If it was illegal definitely I would jump on board as I use it for a good cause ;D

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: densuj on October 16, 2016, 02:39:25 PM

I will still use bitcoins because i think my government has not good reasons for baning usage of bitcoins, there are not something wrong with bitcoins and i used bitcoins for good something, i used it for trading and investment into bitcoin or altcoins.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Fredomago on October 16, 2016, 02:54:51 PM

Quote from: densuj on October 16, 2016, 02:39:25 PM

me as well i think our government would not do any ban because the president are looking for other alternative ways to at least make it easy dealing with any money related services, so if bitcoin can deliver much better i think our government will not do anything bad on it more they will support it since the community will benefits from it, whatever happen i will continue using bitcoin and continue to place my investment.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: dothebeats on October 16, 2016, 03:11:10 PM

I'd still use my bitcoins as if nothing is happening around me. And also, as long as I'm not doing anything illegal, why would I be scared of being prosecuted? Also, it's not as if I'm doing transactions everyday lol.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Money_king88 on October 16, 2016, 03:16:01 PM

I would 100℅ keep using it, there is no way they should be able to tell anyone they can't use it.

If anyone country said bitcoin is illegal then it means they are afraid of what it might do as a real currency towards that said countries currency.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Selly Arumsari on October 24, 2016, 03:47:44 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

yes , i think i am still use it let government made illegal but i not use as payment then i use bitcoin as my income

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: jostorres on October 24, 2016, 09:10:25 PM

Quote from: Money_king88 on October 16, 2016, 03:16:01 PM

Of course 100% usage from me too. At times the government use to make things illegal for selfish reasons and if I found it to be that it was made illegal for selfish reasons and I am still making good money from it, I will surely continue using it of course.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Hugroll on October 24, 2016, 09:16:25 PM

Quote from: erikalui on October 11, 2016, 06:07:01 PM

gambling is only illegal if its a private party hosting the gambling. and even if the government made bitcoin illegal, they would have no way to link any bitcoin usage to your identity. they cant find out I'm using it means I can use it all i want.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: knightkon on October 24, 2016, 09:27:45 PM

It is hard to tell with the US government if it is not illegal right now!! The government is so off and not in tune with one another they can not figure whether they are coming or going. Parts of the government are considering BTC an asset and others are considering it a currency. Which is it??? We may never know!

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: abel1337 on October 24, 2016, 09:56:19 PM

Of bitcoin is illegal ony country i would probably stop using it. I dont want to get into jail by just using bitcoins. But my country is for me they are legalizing bitcoins. Our wallet that is only for our country has a verygood feature that We can deposit/withdraw our bitcoin into Our local currency. Some banks and store are affiliated with this. Bitcoin is widely open in our country

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Indrawan77 on October 25, 2016, 02:43:23 AM

If it's only illegal in my country i will keep using it,i still can find way to exchange my money into fiat , i will keep using bitcoin stealthly, and i will be extra careful when i am going to use bitcoin, but i won't stop using it

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Fredomago on October 25, 2016, 02:49:06 AM

Quote from: Indrawan77 on October 25, 2016, 02:43:23 AM

I guess if its just in my country i will still use it since internet is still world wide then i can still ways how to exchange it to my local currency and enjoy my earnings, there's a lots of ways to keep using it secretly and the more its riskier the more possibilities to earn big coming from this kind of investment so i would not stop no matter what.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: milewilda on October 25, 2016, 04:08:48 AM

People do really have different decisions regarding on this thing. If bitcoin would be illegal here in my country i would still use it though hence theres a lot of ways to make transaction even more anonymous. If your government would try to monitor your browsing you could still always use tor with tweaks in able not to be traced by your isp's. As long you could able to hide your self theres nothing to worry about.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Yakamoto on October 25, 2016, 04:21:04 AM

I don't know if it would even be remotely worth using Bitcoin if my government made it illegal, and to be honest chances are it likely wouldn't be worth the trouble. I'm not interested in having the government stick their nose into my affairs and if I can avoid having them start looking at me then it's all the better in my opinion.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mr. Big on October 25, 2016, 04:32:33 AM

Quote from: milewilda on October 25, 2016, 04:08:48 AM

There is a difference...It's easier to work if there is not much things to care about...When you are doing illegal things you would need to move carefully which I think would start to slow you down on earning... :) Also, if government is going to make bitcoin illegal it won't just monitor your moves, it will also monitor bitcoin movement, including money that is involve in transacting bitcoin... It would be a very difficult life doing the hiding with that, one false move and you're jailed... :)

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Oilacris on October 25, 2016, 06:19:37 AM

Quote from: rickbig41 on October 25, 2016, 04:32:33 AM

Quote from: milewilda on October 25, 2016, 04:08:48 AM

You have a point with this . moving with a threat involved is somehow would able to restrict you on your movements because every time you would really to do it carefully in able not to be traced by the government. One false move then you would be on jail for sure, in my own opinion with this i would rather select those friends that whose bitcoin is not illegal on their country and i would pass to them and could able to cash out without risking anything.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: ultrloa on October 25, 2016, 06:23:52 AM

Quote from: Oilacris on October 25, 2016, 06:19:37 AM

Quote from: rickbig41 on October 25, 2016, 04:32:33 AM

Quote from: milewilda on October 25, 2016, 04:08:48 AM

That is one of the good idea there since if bitcoin would be illegal in our country well surely be facing some little struggle when we cash out it, but still i think even if this coin becamw illegal i think there still more people gonna use it since we can earn profits for this one and government cannot still trace us out, we are anonymous here and we can still hide our identity so we can get more secured to be caught by the local authorities.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: iv4n on October 25, 2016, 06:37:05 AM

Why not, governments have some stupid laws, smart person always know what is good and what is bad. I don`t need government to control my mind and tell me what can I do and what I can`t do.
I search a bit for some interesting " government laws", lets check how smart they are:
- It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.
- The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail of the Queen.
- In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon.
- In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed.

I will find a way to use bitcoins, just stupid people will fallow whole government laws. They have some very stupid ones, I have my logic of what is good and bad and I`m going with that.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Ryananda on October 25, 2016, 11:14:40 AM

Yes if bitcoin is already illegal and there punishment was so bad I probably would not use it because it would be too risky. But actually bitcoin some countries are not ilegal entirely due to business problems bitcoin can still be used.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: BombayChicken on October 25, 2016, 11:33:10 AM

I'm pretty sure that I would stay using it because its a sort of untraceable and they cannot just forbid using the bitcoin in my eyes this is against the rules too.
I would stay using it and they cannot stop me doing this!

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: sambaevida on October 25, 2016, 11:59:46 AM

I think it's highly improbable that government would make btc illegal, I think they would make it expensive for btc owner (lots of taxes) but not illegal.
Anyway I would still use it, I would move to another country.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Snorek on October 25, 2016, 12:10:28 PM

Quote from: iv4n on October 25, 2016, 06:37:05 AM

I am aware of some staggeringly stupid laws around the world, but most these are relics of the past kept in books more of an easter eggs type than real law.
Do you actually know the case of someone braking these laws and being prosecuted? I doubt it will happen.

Same with Bitcoin there is zero logic behind putting prohibition on BTC. It will only create Bitcoin related organized underground services and societies.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: abel1337 on October 25, 2016, 12:18:49 PM

Quote from: sambaevida on October 25, 2016, 11:59:46 AM

Really? You will move into other country just to use bitcoins? Are you willing to leave you love ones just to use bitcoins. Government have a low change to ban bitcoins. Government would make bitcoin profitable to them too. They will put a tax on bitcoin or other thing just government will make a profit to bitcoin

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: sambaevida on October 25, 2016, 01:25:23 PM

Quote from: abel1337 on October 25, 2016, 12:18:49 PM

Quote from: sambaevida on October 25, 2016, 11:59:46 AM

I agree.
Well, if not move, I'll find a way to use it anyway, but if the btc businness keeps growing at this rate I'll probably find a country where btc is legal and I can work with it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Capradina on October 25, 2016, 01:28:19 PM

Quote from: sambaevida on October 25, 2016, 01:25:23 PM

Quote from: abel1337 on October 25, 2016, 12:18:49 PM

Quote from: sambaevida on October 25, 2016, 11:59:46 AM

I agree.
Well, if not move, I'll find a way to use it anyway, but if the btc businness keeps growing at this rate I'll probably find a country where btc is legal and I can work with it.

Maybe that could happen to a friend. But I think it can not be done for the next 5 years, as the growth of the bitcoin makin in the low stage so it will be very difficult for bitcoin is accepted by most companies or individuals. 5 years is a stage where the bitcoin will show his true identity and after that it will be very many people who immigrate to use bitcoin because it already know the benefits

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Money Maker Shaker on October 25, 2016, 01:53:18 PM

i don't even want to think about it.

i hope this never happens because i would be in a pickle for sure. one one hand i like using bitcoin and nobody can stop me and on another hand government prohibiting it is hard to choose.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Harlot on October 25, 2016, 01:55:41 PM

Suppose that bitcoin is illegal and I still openly support it, do you think Bitcoin will have value in my country? I think not and it will be hard for my part to convert it to Fiat as no one will have an interest in a currency which is illegal to my country. Also even if I support it don't you think it will be a "game over" for my part? As the government can also stop or ban all the wallets which support cryptocurrency? Its easy for the government to disable us from the use of digital currency.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: CoolJakeB on October 25, 2016, 04:09:55 PM

This is a tough question to answer. Personally, I would still support Bitcoin and everyone who uses it, even if it was made illegal by my government and was punishable by law. I would not have as much of an involvement with the cryptocurrency, since it would have harsh consequences. The one thing that I wonder would be how the government would enforce the law since Bitcoin is meant to be anonymous and if they would go after every person who still uses it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: serjent05 on October 25, 2016, 04:29:11 PM

If bitcoin is declared as illegal and those who are using it will be labeled criminals then I will stop using bitcoin for sure. I am covered by my countries law and regulations, it serves as my protection and guidelines as my country's citizen. I have nothing to do but to obey them else I would need to denounce my citizenship and move to other country where bitcoin is legal.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: crairezx20 on October 25, 2016, 04:57:09 PM

Quote from: serjent05 on October 25, 2016, 04:29:11 PM

Well they can not know that you are using bitcoin.. so if you are just staying in the house and dont use any gadget with bitcoin when you are going to outside in your house it can be safe.. i will still use bitcoin since i investing in bitcoin i can not sacrifice it.. and they can not trace easily because i am using a proxy with the same place but different region..

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Victorycoin on October 25, 2016, 09:35:26 PM

Bitcoin in the first place was designed to by-pass government and its snoopy agents from meddling into people's finances and already it is a hugh success. The government and those financial houses that have been feeding fat on people's hard earned money are simply fighting lost battle and it matters very little whatever they choose to call bitcoin, we know its other name is freedom.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: ajun96 on October 25, 2016, 10:00:05 PM

Quote from: serjent05 on October 25, 2016, 04:29:11 PM

I think there is truth in what you're doing. of course we live in a country that has rules and laws, when you break it surely you will be subject to fines and penalties. if bitcoin banned in your country then if you force the use bitcoin, maybe you'll go to jail?

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: iqlimasyadiqa on October 25, 2016, 10:30:03 PM

Of course . I will use bitcoin more and more intense. due to the recognition of the government's position in the system bitcoin economy will be stronger. bitcoin simplify all transactions.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: _Miracle on October 26, 2016, 04:54:08 AM

This was a question that I gave much thought to before jumping fully in to bitcoin.
My country proclaims "freedom for the people".
"By the people for the people"....blah blah and so forth.
I would be active in keeping it legal.
I spent many years becoming a law abiding citizen, (it wasn't always an easy transition) maybe a decade in the making so it isn't something I'd give up easily.
Freedom isn't perfect and our execution of democracy sometimes leaves much to be desired.
Bitcoin represents an opportunity for freedom and an exploration of economic independence, the United States should continue to allow that exploration.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: ice18 on October 26, 2016, 05:24:53 AM

I will still use it, trace me if you can lol ;D

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: nara1892 on October 26, 2016, 05:46:16 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

that's complicated. if the punishment would be so bad, I think I would not use it for a while when the government made it illegal, but I would still hold my bitcoin. and then when it is legal again, I will use it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: delliaerd on October 26, 2016, 05:57:52 AM

Quote from: nara1892 on October 26, 2016, 05:46:16 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

Although Bitcoin was made illegal by my goverment and the punishmentwas very bad, I will still use it, becouse goverment can not trace my activity with bitcoin. Anyway goverment can not rule bitcoin and the users. Do not scare bitcoin have anonimity that protect and keep the privacy of the users. That is one advantage of bitcoin that I like. Do not just hold it but you have to use it to keep the circle of bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Invulner on October 26, 2016, 06:06:41 AM

Well, if bitcoin is outlawed in my country then seriously i'd just lose all faith in my government. No government should restrict the freedom to use whatever currency you prefer to.

So yes, I'd still use it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mr. Big on October 26, 2016, 06:20:24 AM

Quote from: Invulner on October 26, 2016, 06:06:41 AM

If a government is going to ban bitcoin, then definitely there's a great reason for it..It's either it's becoming a threat to the economy or people starts to misbehave because of it... There is always a limitation in everything, including freedom, so we should never brag about a system when we are a part of it, if a government impose something, I'm sure there's a good reason for it, coz if there is none, well, you know what will happen next... :)

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: dinda22 on October 26, 2016, 06:51:44 AM

if the government just made it illegal without any effect for those who still use it, I think I would still use it.
but if the government will give punishment, better not to use it rather than go to jail.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Pursuer on October 26, 2016, 07:02:44 AM

I think it mainly going to depend on what kind of rules they are going to set to make it illegal, like for example it can be a simple prohibition about businesses accepting bitcoin or not, or it can be more extreme like no users is allowed to have bitcoin!

in the first case I would continue using bitcoin but in the second I think I will stop using it but will surely hold bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: ObscureBean on October 26, 2016, 09:32:25 AM

I guess it would depend on how serious the government is about it, like do offenders risk jail or just fines and also on my family situation, whether I'm married and have kids. If I'm married and have kids that depend on me and messing with Bitcoin means I'm risking jail, I definitely wouldn't try to be a rebel, I would just forget about Bitcoin. On the other hand if I'm by myself and the worst I'm risking is a hefty fine, then maybe I would still use it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: 20kevin20 on October 26, 2016, 09:37:27 AM

I wouldn't, but trust me... Many people would. Governments always wanted the control over everything they possibly could. Bitcoin might be one of these things they want to control too, and they will probably try but I'm not sure it'll work. As we grow our community, taking any action against Bitcoin is basically fighting us. We're already over ten million users, which is a huge number.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Rostadom on October 26, 2016, 09:42:39 AM

I don't think my government will just illegalized the use of bitcoin. Bitcoin is fully decentralized and even if they can track some transactions, they wouldn't be able to trace the source or the owner of the bitcoin wallet unless the owner uploaded his identity online. To be honest, I don't think the government will use its resources just for bitcoin. Bitcoin isn't doing any harm to most people. Bitcoin allows us to earn money while at home and I guess that should be enough reason not to ban the use of bitcoins.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mastsetad on October 26, 2016, 09:44:04 AM

I'm sure if something like that happens people would still find out ways of using it without getting traced by the government, as we can see whether something is banned or not but we still find out some way of using it so that would have been the case with bitcoin too i guess.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: puremage111 on October 26, 2016, 10:03:24 AM

of course, Our government already took 2.6 Billion or EVEN MORE from our country and i don't think if he made bitcoin illegal will make him sounds like hes some smart people. It will shows that hes more illegal than bitcoin tho. ;D :P

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: btvGainer on October 26, 2016, 10:09:06 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

Honestly no.I will not use bitcoin if government declares it illegal irrespective of duration or severity of punishment.I love bitcoin but I am also a law abiding citizen.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: groll on October 26, 2016, 12:19:15 PM

Quote from: serjent05 on October 25, 2016, 04:29:11 PM

I am riding the same boat with you sir and I totally agree with you. If its illegal then we should stop it otherwise suffer the consequences when caught. But aside from that if it is made illegal then you can no longer convert it to cash in your country and it will be a hard business. But to avoid any issues we should abide the governments rules.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Felimon on October 26, 2016, 12:25:16 PM

If bitcoin was made illegal, I would have to say that I would not use it. There are to many issues with new technology and if the government makes it illegal for any reason, then why would I take the risk of getting in trouble. If they make it illegal, then they have a task force in place and ready to pounce to make people an example.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: doraemon1 on October 26, 2016, 12:49:28 PM

Absolutely yes i will keep using bitcoins as long as i am able to use it,i just need my laptop and an internet connection to use it and i dont need government permissions to use bitcoins and plus point is this they can not even know weather i am using it or not.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: BitcoinRonnie on October 26, 2016, 12:54:51 PM

I may still use bitcoin, for I only use it to play dice games and such. I never take nothing out of the system and I never put anything into the system, I only use it to have fun. I get my bitcoin from faucets, which takes a bit, but it is fun to do and use.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Victorycoin on October 26, 2016, 02:23:45 PM

Quote from: doraemon1 on October 26, 2016, 12:49:28 PM

I don't know the government of what country that is even interested in declaring bitcoin illegal, because to the best of my understanding, they are equally enthusiastic about this discovery, only they are concerned that its decisions does not pass through their tables or those of their agents, so the myopic ones sees it as a threat, but it is already to late now, bitcoin is here to stay and the only permission one needs is a pc and an internet connection.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Golftech on October 26, 2016, 02:31:39 PM

Quote from: BitcoinRonnie on October 26, 2016, 12:54:51 PM

i feel you bro, i did that too before keep chasing most of faucets here from the micro earnings then after the hard work i will send my btc to bitsler and try to gamble ended me up losing it all but i got some fun while staying there, but now since i see big potentials of earnings from btc i'm buying and saving everything i think even my government tag it as illegal i will still use it as long as there's exchange that i can use it to trade to my local currency.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Hallseplex on October 26, 2016, 02:36:19 PM

Quote from: OmegaStarScream on October 09, 2016, 04:50:04 PM

I don think this is really irrelevant because i know for sure that the goverment are also doing things that are really bad for this planet and that is becuase we are all
humans and they are doing some bad things some times.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: BeGoods on October 26, 2016, 10:24:15 PM

Quote from: serjent05 on October 25, 2016, 04:29:11 PM

I think even though your country prohibit the use of bitcoin and it has become the rules and laws that should not be violated in your country, but I think you will never be touched by the government, how the government to prove that you are bitcoin users? while bitcoin is anonymous ? so it's not a matter of using bitcoin dude

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on October 26, 2016, 10:35:43 PM

How i would bitcoin would change if it was outlawed. I would not use BTC backed debit card to buy gas or buy new monitor at newegg with BTC.

if this happens I think it would be because of USD hyperinflation.

I would use bitsquare to buy sell BTC and use the BTC as a way of saving wealth. maybe find a way to locally trade gold/silver for BTC. but gold/silver might become illegal also.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Victorycoin on October 27, 2016, 11:54:16 AM

Emergence of bitcoin makes international payment easier and cost effective, no other payment system have done it that nice and cheap, lots of barriers have been taken off and there are many more merits of this technology. As can be expected, there are never-do-well, who would rather divert the use for illegal activities, but that's life for us, we all can never for once see the same picture even while looking at the same photo.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: buddu on October 27, 2016, 02:30:40 PM

I was also still using if it was illegal by my government which isn't the cause in reality. I started using Bitcoin when it was having survival problems and there was a big question mark on its legal status back in 2014 at start. I was sure of what I was using then too so I was anyhow using it for online transfers as it is best available method to perform them.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: 2double0 on October 27, 2016, 03:07:01 PM

It is banned at many places but it doesn't mean that people are not using it.
It is dependent on us as how we take it if it is made illegal at our premises, but I am sure we will still use it whether legal or illegal.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Oralmat on October 28, 2016, 05:24:59 AM

Quote from: groll on October 26, 2016, 12:19:15 PM

Quote from: serjent05 on October 25, 2016, 04:29:11 PM

But the question is Why the Government announce that Bitcoin is illegal?
Do you think that Bitcoin is illegal Crypto currency?
Anything bad in it? No way, bitcoin is good for all of us, everyone now using the bitcoin, No one can't found only single person who said that bitcoin is illegal. So how can it possible that our government announce that bitcoin is illegal.
So far as i know our and your government accept the bitcoin or not, but they can't say that bitcoin is illegal.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: noictib on October 28, 2016, 05:39:14 AM

well it is not a matter to use if our country declare bitcoin as illegal .
because i will never use it , if the government declare it illegal but i will sell my all btc with single use because i will not take risk at all .

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Junko on October 28, 2016, 05:46:46 AM

It's hard to imagine on what rational basis a government would ban/make illegal the use or ownership of bitcoin., much less what the fair degree of punishment would be. That would be like the government banning and making mathematics illegal.

Anyway, if hypothetically my government made bitcoin illegal and I had a significantly substantial amount, I would move to another country where it was legal. If I wanted to come back to my home country, I would just convert it to fiat I guess.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: DOGE12321 on October 28, 2016, 05:52:01 AM

I would want to continue with my Bitcoin activities. At the moment, I probably would not have used it as I don't own much Bitcoin.

However, if I were to own a good amount of Bitcoin I would probably move to another country and continue using Bitcoin there. :)

PS: Why would the government even care about Bitcoin in the first place. I mean it isn't doing any harm. Is it is harder for the authorities to tax Bitcoin?

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Tyrantt on October 28, 2016, 10:15:14 AM

I wouldn't continue using it because I don't want to interfere with the law.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Digitalbitcoin on October 28, 2016, 10:47:27 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

My question is who makes government and who makes bitcoins ?

Answer is PEOPLE.

If government think that bitcoin is not safe or overwhelming then government must have to take action against Bitcoin. But bitcoin is decentralized and no government can fight against it, just because its characteristics. importance and value. Bitcoin is based on decentralized technology.

And which countries still not allow bitcoin it means government of such countries are centralized, very weak and corrupted.
So due to fear and outcomes such government not allowing bitcoins.

This condition may bring trouble for Socialism in particular country.

And I would like to know what reason government going to ban bitcoins.

Rather government must have to consider implementation of blockchain technology for better administration and transparent government.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: delliaerd on October 28, 2016, 11:20:27 AM

Quote from: Digitalbitcoin on October 28, 2016, 10:47:27 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

The government possibly to prohibited the citizens to use bitcoin if the all user of bitcoin use bitcoin for gambling only, because there is some countries said that gambling is illegal activities. My country always effort to block gambling or dice game site.
But the the fact, bitcoin not uses for gambling or dice game only. Not all of transactions and activities using bitcoin is negative, still many bitcoin users that using bitcoin as normal currency online. So I think the government can not prohibited someone using bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Xenophoto on October 28, 2016, 11:30:26 AM

Quote from: Digitalbitcoin on October 28, 2016, 10:47:27 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

With this long block of text, you didn't even answer the question.

Quote from: Digitalbitcoin on October 28, 2016, 10:47:27 AM

And I would like to know what reason government going to ban bitcoins.

You already mentioned the answer to that,

Quote from: Digitalbitcoin on October 28, 2016, 10:47:27 AM

Government think that bitcoin is not safe or overwhelming then government must have to take action against Bitcoin.

Quote from: Digitalbitcoin on October 28, 2016, 10:47:27 AM

And which countries still not allow bitcoin it means government of such countries are centralized, very weak and corrupted.
So due to fear and outcomes such government not allowing bitcoins.

Just a note, I think if a government has successfully made bitcoin illegal and can catch people who violate that law, then the government is actually pretty strong. They can investigate things like that when people can actually hide themselves when using the Internet. I will be amazed seeing a government that powerful.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: neochiny on October 28, 2016, 12:30:03 PM

NOt sure but I if my government ends up actually having the power/capability to trace anyone using bitcoins, then I would probably end up not using Bitcoin anymore. Especially if for some reason, bitcoin is harming my people/country instead of helping then I would choose to support the country. Though I really can't think of a way bitcoin can harm.
Also, if it really was made illegal, then it's quite dangerous going against my government, Quite deadly in fact. Anyway, I highly doubt it would come to that.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: BitMaxz on October 28, 2016, 01:19:20 PM

Quote from: delliaerd on October 28, 2016, 11:20:27 AM

Quote from: Digitalbitcoin on October 28, 2016, 10:47:27 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

If bitcoin is just use for gambling activities it can be ban like here in my country since all gambling casino's here are ban and close..
But i think bitcoin is not only use for gambling since more merchants online now are accepting bitcoin as payment and i think its impossible that bitcoin will be ban because of gambling activities from bitcoin..

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: iv4n on October 28, 2016, 02:52:19 PM

We can make some conclusions, governments can't do nothing about bitcoins for now. They can just watch and do nothing. They can make using bitcoins illegal in some countries but that is all they can do.
We will find a way to skip some laws, we will use VPN or there will be invented some new way to hide your address and your actions on internet.
I hope we will not come to this, it's better everything to be normal and simple.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: bamboylee on October 28, 2016, 02:59:42 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

I will still support and use bitcoin even if my government bans it. I will just be careful not to let them catch me. There are a lot of illegal things that can be harmful to others and people are still doing it. I think bitcoin is for the good of people and making it illegal is taking it backwards.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: jukka on October 28, 2016, 03:24:11 PM

it really would depend on the possible sentence of course.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Jazal on October 28, 2016, 05:50:53 PM

Yes of course. If a government of an entire sovereign nation feels threatened by Bitcoin doesn't that just reaffirm its power and value? There's huge political potential with Bitcoin, what would happen if a small African country wanted to start selling oil for Bitcoin?

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Doamader on October 28, 2016, 10:11:02 PM

The government doesnt represent me, soo why would i accept anything they try to input with heavy measures? We do live in century XXI were we are free to speak and share our opinion, if i were stealing i would accept any punishement, if im working and investing the money i earn from my work into bitcoin i cant be judge, as its my risk and my work taking the risk, it wont affect those. They should take care about the real problems, and bitcoin i doubt is part of them.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Ritchy on October 28, 2016, 10:13:23 PM

I would most likely still use BTC, because I have more faith in BTC then in most currencies right now.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: gkv9 on October 28, 2016, 11:55:07 PM

It won't bother me whether it's legal or illegal, but if it's Bitcoin, I would definitely use it... ;)
The only reason I am gonna use it for, would be it's ease of use in the way of sending/receiving it...

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: 4x4et on October 29, 2016, 12:57:31 AM

Bitcoin won't be made illegal because it helps world economy, which is fallen.

If there were no more values to gain, the world would crumble down.

It's like a game when you have the last level to reach and then the game is over.

With Bitcoin, there have been added more new levels.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: lottery248 on October 29, 2016, 01:09:43 AM

for me, man, i would gotta engage a riot to bring back the freedom of trading, because bitcoin is the proof of freedom; with bitcoin banned, people would not be covered by the innovation as well.

Quote from: 4x4et on October 29, 2016, 12:57:31 AM

not all the way, bitcoins are depending on banks as bitcoin is being traded as fiats as of now.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: ashiqdey on October 29, 2016, 02:21:58 AM

atleast i should sell my bitcoin till i retired from bitcoin even if it is banned my government. I have no desire to make loss in bitcoin world i would continuously use it even for 1 year if I can't sell my bitcoin and get real money instread of bitcoin. and i do have many faucets and giveaway subscription so before quitting bitcoin i have quit those first because bitcoin would come in my wallet and I would never use those.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: carlerha on October 29, 2016, 04:15:08 AM

Quote from: vero on October 09, 2016, 06:50:09 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

i would still use bitcoin even the government has made bitcoin illegal but they will not can track my activity with bitcoin and of course i will support bitcoin forever and ever.

hope that our government will understand the situation and importance of bitcoin so they are not going to bane it and hope that they will support bitcoin and will facilitate it more and more.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: shamzblueworld on October 29, 2016, 04:26:21 AM

I think it will depend upon the amount of BTC I have and/or I'm earning. No point getting into trouble if I am earning satos from faucets. But If I own a good amount and/or in business with some amount or doing a trade or anything, then I'll probably keep using it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: _Miracle on October 29, 2016, 08:39:29 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: 4x4et on October 29, 2016, 08:53:00 AM

Quote from: _Miracle on October 29, 2016, 08:39:29 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country

wow..I didn't even know that so many countries banned bitcoin...it's crazy

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Harlot on October 29, 2016, 09:04:33 AM

Quote from: shamzblueworld on October 29, 2016, 04:26:21 AM

The legality of something does not depend on the amount you have. For exempla you still have the same felony commited whether you get caught with a pack or block of Cocaine. But you still have a point there as Businesses that only run with bitcoin won't be taxable as bitcoin is not the legal money that your country is currently circulating.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: paijem on October 29, 2016, 10:17:13 AM

In my country for now bitcoin is legal.Bitcoin is place to find a money for signature in here we only advertise the signature or trading it same like other currency. if bitcoin is illegal maybe i am stop to using bitcoin because ilelgal same want to going to jail.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Lucius on October 29, 2016, 01:55:37 PM

I continued to use it even if it was banned by the government.They can ban BTC only in principle,but as to individuals who use it for their personal use I think they can not do anything seriously.

Another thing is public use,buying or selling something for BTC or trading on local bitcoins.If your government say that BTC is illegal,then there is no sense to do such things.Unless you prefer to pay fines or visit a local prison.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: serjent05 on October 29, 2016, 03:04:09 PM

I will not use it if it is declared as illegal. Illegal stuff when done have punishment and i don't want to waste my energy to something that will bring distruction to me and my family. Better safe than sorry. Besides even if I accumulated millions of bitcoin, and was tracked by the government, all this bitcoins will be consfiscated and all my effort will be in vain.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Farma on October 29, 2016, 03:33:39 PM

Quote from: shamzblueworld on October 29, 2016, 04:26:21 AM

I used to look for and use bitcoin as a means of transaction, when it was turned into an illegal in my country, maybe I'll keep looking and using bitcoin. Well, I do not care about that, because I believe that using bitcoin correctly it is not illegal

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: crazyivan on October 29, 2016, 08:17:18 PM

Well I consider crypto a hobby and I really enjoy in that hobby. It was made illegal, I d still use it. After all, the whole idea of crypto revolves about rebellion against authority so YES, I d stay in even if they d tell me to stay out.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: ivanst776 on October 29, 2016, 09:49:55 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

If by that time I can't use bitcoin and it becomes illegal I would definitely sell them and hope to sell at a higher price that I bought.

Maybe immediately people will not leave bitcoin because it becomes illegal but by the time it will be hard to use so we are forced to sell.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Xenophoto on October 30, 2016, 12:18:03 PM

Quote from: 4x4et on October 29, 2016, 08:53:00 AM

Quote from: _Miracle on October 29, 2016, 08:39:29 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country

wow..I didn't even know that so many countries banned bitcoin...it's crazy

Did you even read? Just because there's a table doesn't mean that it is the list of countries banned bitcoin. If you actually read it, you'll notice that it just says that "status" of bitcoin in those countries. There are countries that has banned bitcoins but bitcoin is still being sold in their country (i.e. Taiwan) . I guess from that we can conclude that even if bitcoin gets banned in your country, you can still actually use it. Most countries just say that it's an unregulated money.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: marleybobthedog on October 30, 2016, 05:06:20 PM

Yes i will use bitcoin because my government is not going to provide me my pocket money so I myself have to find another way to earn money till i retired. Otherwise if i need to quit bitcoin then government should pay me $30 monthly.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: socks435 on October 30, 2016, 05:15:40 PM

Quote from: marleybobthedog on October 30, 2016, 05:06:20 PM

Why they need to pay you $30 monthly? because you are citizen? it is good if they are giving free money monthly because here in my country are not.. and i hope bitcoin will not flag as illegal currency..

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: ged00u on October 30, 2016, 05:30:30 PM

Quote from: socks435 on October 30, 2016, 05:15:40 PM

Quote from: marleybobthedog on October 30, 2016, 05:06:20 PM

Well i think maybe he currently earns 30$ monthly by bitcoin. In my country, Government does not really ban bitcoin. There are some laws about bitcoin restrictions which only to reduce the number of people using it. Bitcoin is not considered as illegal at all in my country. But, if bitcoin is forbidden in my country, i will still use bitcoin no matter what

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: genos on October 31, 2016, 02:01:15 AM

Quote from: marleybobthedog on October 30, 2016, 05:06:20 PM

Yeah bitcoin is freedom. Event goverment can not know about your activity with bitcoin. I think bitcoin is not illegal, the users who made illegal transaction with bitcoin. So gverment do not have reason to make bitcoin illegal.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: carlfebz2 on October 31, 2016, 03:33:42 AM

Quote from: genos on October 31, 2016, 02:01:15 AM

Quote from: marleybobthedog on October 30, 2016, 05:06:20 PM

You cant really take it away from the government to think of bitcoin is illegal hence its being used by hidden transactions that's why government would see it as a threat and that's why they don't like to legalize bitcoin but still it remains strong as long no once could able to manipulate it or being controlled by someone and that's the beauty of bitcoin and also considered as freedom from government.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: 1Referee on October 31, 2016, 07:22:47 AM

Quote from: genos on October 31, 2016, 02:01:15 AM

Quote from: marleybobthedog on October 30, 2016, 05:06:20 PM

Event goverment can not know about your activity with bitcoin.

Don't get too excited already. Yes, it's true that you enjoy a certain amount of anonymity with Bitcoin, but if governments want, they can get to know much more about you than you are realizing right now. They can silently force the exchange you are signed up to with your personal information to release all trading logs, cashout logs, etc. This is the exact reason as to why I mix my coins that I have cashed out from the exchange I am working with. Better safe than sorry. But they of course can also force your ISP to closely monitor all your traffic. It may sound a bit extreme, but all realistic possibilities.

Quote from: genos on October 31, 2016, 02:01:15 AM

So gverment do not have reason to make bitcoin illegal.

The government does have plenty of reasons to put the label illegal on Bitcoin, but they will not directly ban it. At least well developed countries not. At worst, they will come up with certain policies in the hope that it will slow down Bitcoin's growth. As you also mentioned in your post, Bitcoin is freedom. That's exactly what they don't want you to have. With Bitcoin, you basically rule out banks and also governments. That feature is what they fear the most.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: xSkylarx on October 31, 2016, 07:26:59 AM

Of course not, it can get me to jail or anything worse than that. It's just like the opposite of "if selling drugs is legal would you do it?" If you can earn money legally then why not. If it's illegal then better think twice doing it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mastsetad on October 31, 2016, 08:05:12 AM

Quote from: socks435 on October 30, 2016, 05:15:40 PM

Quote from: marleybobthedog on October 30, 2016, 05:06:20 PM

He means to say that if the government makes bitcoin illegal then they should pay him $30 every month as pocket money because if he wont be using bitcoin he wont be earning his pocket money.
And i would say the same, though i wont be able to say it to the government ;D lol, but my only way of earning is bitcoin so if bitcoin is made illegal i would be broke and my life will go back again to where it was.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: TriggerX on October 31, 2016, 08:16:50 AM

Definitely not. As everything is digital, it's easier to monitor transactions online rather than in person. I don't know why Bitcoin would be banned in the first place, but going to jail because of it is a lot worse.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: choppork on October 31, 2016, 10:13:00 AM

Quote from: TriggerX on October 31, 2016, 08:16:50 AM

Or maybe everything is harder to monitor since it's digital. Yes the records are all there since it is digital, but do they know that it is you? There's a lot of ways to mask your existence in the Internet. You can literally jump from country to country by just using VPN. You can always deny that the account is yours when you're in the court unless they have a solid proof that it's yours. Just don't upload personal information online and you'll be safe.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: danherbias07 on October 31, 2016, 11:28:44 AM

Holy crap. That is a hell of a question. Never tried something that will be against the law of man.
If I still got some bitcoin left I would rather withdraw it than be taken to jail. I dont want to use all my bitcoin to pay up for getting out of jail. It sounds not brave but just being true to myself.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: chixka000 on October 31, 2016, 11:58:09 AM

Quote from: serjent05 on October 29, 2016, 03:04:09 PM

Sadly but i am going to agree with. It is really hard to deal with the government who decides not to allow that certain platform on their country but this doesnt mean that i would just agree with them and do nothing

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: emberbekas on October 31, 2016, 09:32:15 PM

If my government made bitcoin illegal then there will be a punishment if keep using it. And I am sure there will be no more bitcoin exchanger in my country. So, it'll be worthless if I keep using it while I cant convert it to my local currency. The answer is no, I wont use it anymore if my government forbade it!

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: iv4n on October 31, 2016, 09:55:51 PM

Quote from: crazyivan on October 29, 2016, 08:17:18 PM

They can`t stop us from using bitcoins, I think we will always be able to find some way to access the bitcoin. Some governments have bad opinion about bitcoins, but for now there is any bans against bitcoin users.
Bitcoin is growing bigger each year, and there is no way for any institution to stop this wave. Many of us share same opinion like you, even in case they try something and tell us to stay away from it we will find a way and we will fight for bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Fatanut on November 01, 2016, 09:52:33 AM

Quote from: emberbekas on October 31, 2016, 09:32:15 PM

Just because there won't be any legal exchanger in your country anymore doesn't mean that you cannot exchange your bitcoin into fiat. You can always trade person-to-person. Back then, there's no exchange websites. That is how they trade their bitcoins, by meeting up or by talking to each other online. You can also do escrow. Probably the transaction fee would be higher on this one but come on, you can't just shut down your bitcoin income just because of some hindrance.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: rik3 on November 01, 2016, 10:07:05 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

If Bitcoin Really Made Illegal By My Government Of India Then I Don't Use It Because I Dont Want to Get Punished For Using Bitcoin And Then I Start Using Other Altcoins If Possible to Use in My Country Because You Only Said About Bitcoin....

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Zadicar on November 01, 2016, 10:27:36 AM

Quote from: Fatanut on November 01, 2016, 09:52:33 AM

Quote from: emberbekas on October 31, 2016, 09:32:15 PM

The question is on how you gonna do p2p on your country if bitcoin was banned? FOr sure those people on your country would surely find another person to exchange bitcoin to fiat . Other way to encash your bitcoin is to transfer bitcoin to your friends to those who live on country which bitcoin its not ban then let them exchange those bitcoins then transfer the fiat into you by common ways.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: David Walters on November 01, 2016, 10:43:50 AM

Would have to be careful with it, or stop using it. But if i had a lot of bitcoin i would just move to a better country that didn't ban it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: tabas on November 01, 2016, 12:22:05 PM

Quote from: David Walters on November 01, 2016, 10:43:50 AM

Would have to be careful with it, or stop using it. But if i had a lot of bitcoin i would just move to a better country that didn't ban it.

Me either I will become cautious and careful if the government will declare bitcoin as illegal in our society. But I will still keep on using it because there are a lot of ways that I can still consider to keep on using bitcoins with the help of mixers and as well as some exchange sites. But it looks like that I am already a criminal if I did that.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: darklus123 on November 01, 2016, 12:35:15 PM

Quote from: LFC_Bitcoin on October 09, 2016, 04:49:16 PM

Yes I absolutely would continue to use bitcoin if my country banned it. I HODL, what would I be supposed to do, give up my coins?

Fuck the government.

Then it would be very fatal for you sir if ever that you if ever that you will be traced by the government using this technology. Now on that cased i would have no choice but to rather withdraw my amounts probably all to be safe than sorry later on.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Doamader on November 01, 2016, 02:12:17 PM

Government doesnt care about bitcoin nowadays, their focus is to win the elections, if something like that happens well i dont care, the most choises that those people does makes results just into more taxes. Banning bitcoin for me would mean nothing, i will keep investing and earning bitcoin, buying and selling it, government must take care the country problems and not bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: BADecker on November 01, 2016, 02:28:28 PM

Presently in America, we are seeing a sudden turn to basic common law. This common law is not the description that the courts have decided it means. This is the REAL common law, the common law of the people. It is expressed through the jury.

If Government ever comes after you for anything and takes you to court, if you demand it, they have to have an injured man or woman against you. The injury has to be for real. They have to prove it was you that did the injury. It is basic law.

If Ross Ulbricht had demanded this, there would be no way Government could have brought a person that Ross had harmed onto the stand and prove that Ross had done the harm.

In addition, an informed jury can overrule any law in America. It's called jury nullification, and it was recently used for the benefit of the people here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1664078.0 and here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1664275.0.

In fact, when you study jury nullification, if enough juries nullify a law, the law has to be repealed.

8)

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: R3ffun on November 01, 2016, 05:22:32 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

i will still use it for it no harm other people..
so how with goverment made illegal i don't care

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Barbut on November 01, 2016, 05:29:44 PM

My government still doesn't have any regulations for bitcoin, I sell them and take money without any problem's. I don't see that they doing anything in that question, I'm not sure how much they are aware of bitcoin existence.
For now and for some next period I have nothing to be afraid of, but even in case they forbid me to use hitcoins, like others I would try to find a way to do it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: marleybobthedog on November 01, 2016, 05:37:35 PM

Yes i have to recover my losses that i had faced in bitcoin. And also I can't leave bitcoin a at the middle I have to stop my faucets and other free bitcoin earning sources like in eobot because money would still come in my wallet and i could bit use it and it would be waste of money that I don't want.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: neurotypical on November 01, 2016, 06:36:25 PM

Quote from: David Walters on November 01, 2016, 10:43:50 AM

Would have to be careful with it, or stop using it. But if i had a lot of bitcoin i would just move to a better country that didn't ban it.

Why would you stop using it? if you stop using it then you are falling for their fear and that is what the want, just put fear on people's mind to stop it. Because they can't do nothing else. What are they going to do? they can't stop a decentralized system unless they shut down the internet.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: delliaerd on November 02, 2016, 09:54:57 AM

Quote from: rik3 on November 01, 2016, 10:07:05 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

Yeah good option dude, it is your way to decide don't use bitcoin anymore after your government made illegal by using bitcoin.
But you forget something about one of bitcoin's features. Bitcoin is an anonymous coin that it is hard to identify the real one who using it .
But i don't know if there is the way to search trace who using it personally.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: QuestionAuthority on November 02, 2016, 11:33:44 AM

It's a payment system not an addictive drug or a sexual orientation.

If debit cards were illegal would you still use them? No

If writing checks was illegal would you still write checks? No

If credit cards were illegal would you still use them? No

If PayPal was illegal would you still use PayPal? No

Having your money tied up in an illegal payment system that's subject to government confiscation is beyond stupid. It would be more intelligent to wipe your ass with your money and flush it down the toilet. If you flush your money at least you avoid the prison sentence.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Qunenin on November 02, 2016, 12:20:33 PM

Yes, off course, i will be used if my government announce, but still now nothing bad things is happening in my country.
But Bitcoin is not a illegal thing and currency, If it is illegal currency, than might be it stop in the started when it come, but now bitcoin has spend many years, so it is a poof that bitcoin is not illegal, also bitcoin give us many facilities and benefits, So i can't understand what's the mean of illegal for bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Victorycoin on November 02, 2016, 03:27:21 PM

Quote from: Xenophoto on October 30, 2016, 12:18:03 PM

Quote from: 4x4et on October 29, 2016, 08:53:00 AM

Quote from: _Miracle on October 29, 2016, 08:39:29 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country

wow..I didn't even know that so many countries banned bitcoin...it's crazy

No country is really out to declare that bitcoin is illegal, because they know that would further give credence to it, take a look at what is now going on in China and Russia, instead of going under, bitcoin is now taking center stage in these two countries. The fact, is that the authorities are bothered about the decentralized nature of the cryptocurrencies, because it starves them of the power and control of people's finances, they have been used to and you don't have to be told why that is a source of worry for them.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on November 02, 2016, 03:43:08 PM

Depending on how hard the government tracks down users I might switch to an altcoin.

NAV can synch and stake over tor so no obvious crypto coin traffic can be seen at ISP. Also has anon transfer so even if government searches blockchain they cannot find out address I sent or received NAV from.

If bitcoin is banned in many countries it will just make that altcoin or an even more secure and secretive one be used.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: wahb on November 02, 2016, 06:43:27 PM

very honestly yes i will still use it as there are still so many other things that are turned as illegal in our country but still we exercise it, for example gambling is totally illegal in our country but still we play it, therefore i can say that even if my government will turn it as illegal still i will out way for using it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Anemed on November 02, 2016, 09:07:55 PM

Quote from: wahb on November 02, 2016, 06:43:27 PM

I too will use it. I would either hold and save it to profit out of exchanging into fiats. When the benefits of bitcoins are read, more and more would benefit from it. I am sure on it. Everyone is looking for earning a bit or more every day. So when it is promised to give profit, I am sure each would at least give a try to it. Hope this is accepted by the government soon.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: jossiel on November 03, 2016, 04:28:45 AM

Quote from: Qunenin on November 02, 2016, 12:20:33 PM

I will do the same too because there are a lot of mixing coin services that we can just use to hide the anonymity of our bitcoin transactions.

And bitcoin is digital so if government will declare bitcoin as illegal, then they must have total control in the internet here in my country.

Because a lot of things can be just hide with the help of web.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: R3ffun on November 04, 2016, 02:35:34 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

i think better no , but before it happens goverment have to know about bitcoin and benefit of bitcoin
bitcoin can help many community so not supposed to be came it illegal

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: BrewMaster on November 04, 2016, 02:51:26 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

actually i am not so sure :)
it would be a bit scary for me to continue using bitcoin for sure. but i think it will surely depend on how hard they hypothetically are going to come down on bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Harlot on November 04, 2016, 02:57:41 PM

Quote from: mogrith on November 02, 2016, 03:43:08 PM

But isn't that Bitcoin being banned by the majority of the countries affect the other altcoins' price in a bad way? Because Bitcoin was the highest and most valuable cryptocurrency out there. Just by being bitcoin banned don't you think other altcoins will be chase by the government next? It is a high possibility as it would appear the virtual currency is not in favor with the government.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on November 04, 2016, 05:39:14 PM

Yes like there druggies make new versions that are legal until the law catches up we may need to move to new altcoins or till we get to one that is much harder to tell if used.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Sanshipo on November 07, 2016, 01:37:50 PM

Yes. You can just use vpn or tor powered browser . I know some bitcoin users who still uses bitcoin even tho it is banned from their country. I think they also use vpn or something.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: chesatochi on November 07, 2016, 03:03:54 PM

Quote from: Sanshipo on November 07, 2016, 01:37:50 PM

Yes. You can just use vpn or tor powered browser . I know some bitcoin users who still uses bitcoin even tho it is banned from their country. I think they also use vpn or something.

If my government will ban the Bitcoin and make it illegal I think I will simply try to convert it in fiat currency from my country. For the moment in my Country the Bitcoin will not be banned :)

This technology is so amazing and the government should invest time to learn it and adopt policies instead to fight against it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: chixka000 on November 07, 2016, 03:10:57 PM

Quote from: Sanshipo on November 07, 2016, 01:37:50 PM

Yes. You can just use vpn or tor powered browser . I know some bitcoin users who still uses bitcoin even tho it is banned from their country. I think they also use vpn or something.

Well everyone can actually do it. The problem here is that how can you convert your bitcoin earnings into fiat and when you get caught you will surely go to jail which is actually a hell so better safe than sorry.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: CyberKuro on November 07, 2016, 03:45:24 PM

Quote from: Mastsetad on October 11, 2016, 06:23:58 AM

Quote from: bitcoinvestor on October 11, 2016, 06:10:06 AM

Until now, I never find Government passed a law to made bitcoin illegal in their country. There are some regulations about using and tax for bitcoin user but in several country and bitcoin consider as legal thing. In my country states that bitcoin and other virtual currency are not currency or legal payment instrument but we can convert it into fiat money, right? I will still use bitcoin even if it made illegal by gov, but the main problem how to convert it if local exchanger had closed, maybe using another currency to convert my bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: crairezx20 on November 07, 2016, 03:51:31 PM

Quote from: CyberKuro on November 07, 2016, 03:45:24 PM

Quote from: Mastsetad on October 11, 2016, 06:23:58 AM

Quote from: bitcoinvestor on October 11, 2016, 06:10:06 AM

Many ways to convert it and you can receive it via western union into usd.. and after that you will exchange it again into local currency..
But i think bitcoin should not consider as illegal since we are just use it as alternative currency online..

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: thejaytiesto on November 07, 2016, 05:20:03 PM

If you stop using bitcoin because government scares you away from using it, then you are responsible of killing bitcoin. People should stay strong, otherwise you are attacking btc as a side effect.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: moriskarlov on November 07, 2016, 09:36:02 PM

I do not want to break the law. But it is my right to invest my own money in what I want. If this does not bring harm to other people.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Fatanut on November 08, 2016, 04:07:11 PM

Quote from: chixka000 on November 07, 2016, 03:10:57 PM

Quote from: Sanshipo on November 07, 2016, 01:37:50 PM

Yes. You can just use vpn or tor powered browser . I know some bitcoin users who still uses bitcoin even tho it is banned from their country. I think they also use vpn or something.

I don't think the law about bitcoin will be that strong because in the first place, there's no reason for them to ban bitcoins. If getting caught selling bitcoins would put you in jail, I'm pretty sure exchangers are already gone and people would start doing P2P trading instead. They will just look for a trusted bitcoin buyer/sellers in their area that wouldn't report them to the police.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: krishna1 on November 08, 2016, 05:31:57 PM

the first think i think about is how the government will find that i use bitcoin or not. well they can check the ip address lacations this i do not think will let them locate me at a correct place. and the second this is i dont really care about government till i am using btc for my personal use like if i buy an toffie why would gov punish me for it

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: RobFre on November 08, 2016, 06:35:33 PM

I think it will never become illegal but in that case i would immediately stop using it. Bitcoins are not a big part of my life and the risk of fines or even jail would be too big compared to the gins. However I would keep my private key in some safe place in case of expatriation or changes in the laws.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: _Miracle on November 08, 2016, 08:55:29 PM

Quote from: Xenophoto on October 30, 2016, 12:18:03 PM

Quote from: 4x4et on October 29, 2016, 08:53:00 AM

Quote from: _Miracle on October 29, 2016, 08:39:29 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country

wow..I didn't even know that so many countries banned bitcoin...it's crazy

Also, some of those will change (have changed) over time.
At one point it was a big deal that China had banned bitcoin BUT it is obvious that btc businesses were operating (and thriving) during that time.
I suppose I was always under the impression (as an American) that if you were a Chinese citizen you wouldn't risk going against your government.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: madwica on November 08, 2016, 08:58:40 PM

For me i do not used it because illegal thing are not tolerable in my country and i do not want to be in jail i want to work fare and i know that doing good make you happy and avoiding illegal make your life much happier.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Victorycoin on November 09, 2016, 10:34:08 PM

Quote from: chixka000 on November 07, 2016, 03:10:57 PM

Quote from: Sanshipo on November 07, 2016, 01:37:50 PM

Yes. You can just use vpn or tor powered browser . I know some bitcoin users who still uses bitcoin even tho it is banned from their country. I think they also use vpn or something.

You will do well to remember that bitcoin was from the word go, designed for peer 2 peer transactions and that is what gives sleepless nights to the authorities. Nonetheless, one can actually remain anonymous all they like, issues on identity only shows up at the point when one becomes fascinated with moving from bitcoin to the fiats. Good news remains that technology is on the side of anyone looking to take financial chains off their neck, That of course, is a choice, though it is unfortunate, some people are so sold to slavery.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Catlonid on November 10, 2016, 01:43:49 AM

Quote from: madwica on November 08, 2016, 08:58:40 PM

I think same with you. illegally is like going to jail because illegal is breaking the law same with you want going to jail. and I think if bitcoin illegal, I will retire with bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: SamMurphy on November 10, 2016, 12:38:35 PM

Bitcoin was designed to be anonymous. So yeah I would still use it. I know it's maybe hard to go but I would still use it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: rababo on November 10, 2016, 01:51:28 PM

I think I'll leave bitcoin for sure. If bitcoin become illegal then using bitcoin can be considered as a crime and that could put me on jail. I don't wanna take a risk for that. Although it's hard to do, but I have to do it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: ariesjia on November 10, 2016, 02:12:19 PM

Quote from: rababo on November 10, 2016, 01:51:28 PM

Majority of users will prefer to quit bitcoins if Government makes it illegal as people would be scared of using it and may feel threat in using it as it can be treated as an criminal offense but even if it gets banned or become illegal I am sure people will find alternatives to earn them and spend them.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: piloder on November 10, 2016, 02:29:47 PM

I will keep on using and storing my money in bitcoin like normal even if our government banned exchange of bitcoin or use of it. With bitcoin we can always remain anonymous while doing bitcoin transactions so why to worry about getting catched using bitcoin, no government can't just banned or shut down whole bitcoin network like other payment gateways.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: chixka000 on November 11, 2016, 02:45:53 PM

Quote from: Fatanut on November 08, 2016, 04:07:11 PM

Quote from: chixka000 on November 07, 2016, 03:10:57 PM

Quote from: Sanshipo on November 07, 2016, 01:37:50 PM

Yes. You can just use vpn or tor powered browser . I know some bitcoin users who still uses bitcoin even tho it is banned from their country. I think they also use vpn or something.

You are right but the thing here is that base on the current exchanger that i am using. Buying and selling is really not that easy because the certain exchanger is also trying to hold on the local regulations. So if they did able to do it then they surely can monitor your transaction and identity as well. Bitcoin law may be weak but when they attached law from your areas then it could become stronger

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: equator on November 11, 2016, 02:58:16 PM

Quote from: chixka000 on November 11, 2016, 02:45:53 PM

Quote from: Fatanut on November 08, 2016, 04:07:11 PM

Quote from: chixka000 on November 07, 2016, 03:10:57 PM

Quote from: Sanshipo on November 07, 2016, 01:37:50 PM

Yes. You can just use vpn or tor powered browser . I know some bitcoin users who still uses bitcoin even tho it is banned from their country. I think they also use vpn or something.

It is true that each and every country and state have their own law, and in some country still their is no law but still if you use bitcoin you can show as investment or if you are trading then show as short term profit and show in tax law.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Text on November 11, 2016, 03:54:34 PM

At this moment, I really don't know why should I do if that happens. I can't decide if I will still continue involve in bitcoin or stop it for the sake to be an abiding citizen. But if the law and penalty is hard like imprisonment I will be forced to stop.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: MMA on November 11, 2016, 06:45:53 PM

Quote from: equator on November 11, 2016, 02:58:16 PM

Quote from: chixka000 on November 11, 2016, 02:45:53 PM

Quote from: Fatanut on November 08, 2016, 04:07:11 PM

Quote from: chixka000 on November 07, 2016, 03:10:57 PM

Quote from: Sanshipo on November 07, 2016, 01:37:50 PM

Yes. You can just use vpn or tor powered browser . I know some bitcoin users who still uses bitcoin even tho it is banned from their country. I think they also use vpn or something.

yes i am agree with you that for every country they have their own laws and regulation, and still most of the countries has not yet given any statement about bitcoin that either bitcoin is legal currency or illegal currency, and same is the case in my country. but i am hopeful that very soon my country will accept bitcoin as legal currency

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: kryptqnick on November 12, 2016, 09:05:06 PM

It is sad that people choose 'yes' mostly. For me it is very important to follow the rules government sets, I'm Kantian in this way. Kant said that we mustn't lie or violate the rules even if it seems to be not a big deal, because thus we ruin the basement of all the law system. I know it's already too ruined but I prefer to stick to this rule.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: South Park on November 12, 2016, 09:22:28 PM

Although it will pain me to do so I will stop to use bitcoin since I will not want to risk jail time since the jails in my county are really a place you don't want to be in.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: charmingfreddie on November 12, 2016, 09:33:28 PM

Quote from: Meuh6879 on October 09, 2016, 06:16:41 PM

The banks still do not realize the paradigm shift taking place. This anonymous stuff is also headed for a showdown.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: dothebeats on November 13, 2016, 12:50:09 AM

Quote from: South Park on November 12, 2016, 09:22:28 PM

Although it will pain me to do so I will stop to use bitcoin since I will not want to risk jail time since the jails in my county are really a place you don't want to be in.

Well actually, to be honest with you, I'd rather do the things I know that I'd be happy with even if in the end it means jail time rather be a prisoner on this wide world that I'm "free" but being constantly monitored by the fucked up government. Also, why would I care if they made it as an illegal stuff? I mean, it's just a piece of cryptographical masterpiece lol. They are scared of getting dominated by anarchists believing in decentralization.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: bryant.coleman on November 13, 2016, 03:09:02 PM

Quote from: Text on November 11, 2016, 03:54:34 PM

It is not very easy to implement the Bitcoin ban. If you are using an IP hiding service such as TOR browser or a VPN, then it will be very hard to trace you. It is not 100% risk-free, but the government will have to spend millions of USD worth of resources to arrest a single person. It is near impossible to eradicate the BTC usage.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Aamir1 on November 13, 2016, 03:15:22 PM

I've voted "not sure", because it would depend on the situation if something like that happens in my country, i will see if people around me who have been using bitcoin before are still using it in any way or not, and i will see if government is really taking serious actions if someone is caught using it or not, and then i will decide if what i need to do.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Karartma1 on November 13, 2016, 03:20:02 PM

Of course I will keep on using it! How do they control or prevent me to hold bitcoins? If we don't advertise our bitcoin holdings no one knows hence the pseudonomity of it. It will be clearly hard to use them but that would not mean I should stop using them.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Wandering Soul~ on November 13, 2016, 03:30:33 PM

Yes I will still use it cause it will be unfair on my side that why would the government banned bitcoin. The goodness of it is determined by its user.

If that happens, I will just use a vpn or a tor network that is more anonymous than vpn, though I will not use bitcoin often than before cause I need to be extra careful. I don't wanna go to jail.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: clickerz on November 13, 2016, 03:31:09 PM

Quote from: Karartma1 on November 13, 2016, 03:20:02 PM

60.5% of the respondents here in this thread answer yes. :) Ready to defy the government and its happening in other countries that bitcoin are banned and illegal. Since bitcoin is decentralized and you can transact bitcoin from anywhere in the world,it became borderless already.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: serjent05 on November 13, 2016, 03:33:08 PM

I think I would stop using bitcoin. It is the call of the government to stop using bitcoin. They have their reason, and that reason I believe is very important in establishing the country. The problem with people is that, they want a peaceful and prosperous country but they failed to abide their government law and start complaining about injustices when they were caught doing bad stuff or forbidden stuff that is labeled bad by the government. If I don't want to follow my government rule maybe I need to fly out of the country and search for the government that will allow the things I like.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: uneng on November 13, 2016, 03:52:06 PM

I would continue using that, because it's helping me a lot. And if it wouldn't be possible, I would try to change myself to another country where they accept bitcoins. Maybe a neighboor country or any other...
But I just hope it won't happen, never!

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: n0ne on November 13, 2016, 04:02:10 PM

If such a situation arise surely I would try to find an alternate solution to use bitcoin through some other gateway. If the restrictions were not able to bypass then might relocate to a region were bitcoin is in use and has good acceptance.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: chixka000 on November 13, 2016, 04:19:58 PM

I wasn been thinking this for the whole day. Government cant really monitor bitcoin easily as well especially when we only do talk about transactions because this technology is almost perfect privacy wise but converting it into fiat can be fatal

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Carlsen on November 13, 2016, 05:53:34 PM

I still make my own choices.
If a government would declare posession of btc to be illegal, that would mean that I had to face some consequences if the authorities knew about my coins.
But it would not mean I would give my crypto stuff away. I don't do everything othere people want me to do, but of course I have to live with the consequences that produces.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: jak3 on November 13, 2016, 06:41:27 PM

ofcouse i will use it i do not care what government says about bitcoin i just care about its technology andits concept and by the way i am from india and everyone knows what actions our dear prime ministers are taking they are even more encouraging everyone to go digital

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: QuestionAuthority on November 13, 2016, 07:00:29 PM

Just the idea that someone would risk jail time for a payment system is kind of looney. If the government said you would get five years in a federal prison (no parole) would you risk using PayPal? ApplePay? M-Pesa? Google Wallet? WePay? Braintree? Skrill? I understand they are different from Bitcoin but they are still just value transfer systems.

You're all making Bitcoin sound more like a sinister cult than a Peer-To-Peer Electronic Cash System.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Sithara007 on November 13, 2016, 07:24:26 PM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 13, 2016, 07:00:29 PM

Just the idea that someone would risk jail time for a payment system is kind of looney. If the government said you would get five years in a federal prison (no parole) would you risk using PayPal?

Let me rephrase it a bit. If you are holding Bitcoins worth some $25 million, will you continue to use them if there is a 0.001% chance of imprisonment? Or are you going to dump them and forget about what happened?

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: QuestionAuthority on November 13, 2016, 07:56:31 PM

Quote from: Sithara007 on November 13, 2016, 07:24:26 PM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 13, 2016, 07:00:29 PM

Just the idea that someone would risk jail time for a payment system is kind of looney. If the government said you would get five years in a federal prison (no parole) would you risk using PayPal?

For 25 million I think I could relocate to a more favorable country to liquidate them. I wouldn't need to risk jail time to sell them off.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Doamader on November 13, 2016, 10:27:22 PM

Quote from: Sithara007 on November 13, 2016, 07:24:26 PM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 13, 2016, 07:00:29 PM

Just the idea that someone would risk jail time for a payment system is kind of looney. If the government said you would get five years in a federal prison (no parole) would you risk using PayPal?

People does risks to go jail with dark marketplaces transactions, drugs and guns, but they take the risks doing those with fiat, and now with crypto coins as well. Im father and i need to give example for the kids, and go jail isnt part of those for sure, soo i would hide my ip under some service and continue using bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: to1ga on November 13, 2016, 11:48:25 PM

I don't think that I will continue to use bitcoins if its declared illegal by Government as it may put me in risk and if I got caught using it then they might think that I am involved into illegal activities and may start treating me as a criminal so in that case I will prefer to stop using bitcoins.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Wind_FURY on November 14, 2016, 12:26:21 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

What kind of a question is this? Bitcoin will flourish even if more and more regulations were set up to attempt to stop or limit its use. Who cares if you cannot use it "legally", the technology is very good for circumventing laws. A good example of this is the darknet market places. Bitcoin's growth depends on the darknet's growth.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: RGBKey on November 14, 2016, 12:41:48 AM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 13, 2016, 07:00:29 PM

I think the problem is a lot of outsiders view it as a sinister cult. Many uninformed people still think of it as what people use to buy drugs on the internet.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: madwica on November 14, 2016, 02:37:13 AM

For me i stop using bitcoin if this is already illegal by our government i want to work fare in my country i need to work hard to make me successful and i do not like to be successful because i do illegal things which is illegal can have money easily.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: erickkyut on November 14, 2016, 02:56:25 AM

I chose "not sure"
I'm really not sure about it because it depends on the reason why my government will say that Bitcoin is illegal. Besides, Bitcoin can be use anonymously. I think will decide once the government will make a law regarding Bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: chixka000 on November 14, 2016, 03:00:57 AM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 13, 2016, 07:00:29 PM

Exactly, But still this is not impossible yet this idea is too imaginative as well. If we are going to really think of what is currently hapenning right now then this idea really do sounds like a sinister cult

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: diegz on November 14, 2016, 03:06:58 AM

Quote from: madwica on November 14, 2016, 02:37:13 AM

Practically, I would quit gambling, no second thought on that, not because it is illegal but because government is going to punish you, imagine if your important rights have been removed by the government because you where jailed. So, I'd rather stop using bitcoin than compromising my life in prison.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: irsykes on November 14, 2016, 03:57:56 AM

if got risk to get jailed, just confused how government will detect our activity if bitcoin is anonymously ??? , it will be different it they have advanced system that can track user who use bitcoin and wonder how many people will get jailed because of it

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: LilibethSantos on November 14, 2016, 04:13:28 AM

I would still use it but I would avoid doing transactions using my real name.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: stark101 on November 14, 2016, 05:43:01 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

Maybe no, because i dont want to go in jail. Since the government knows that bitcoin is illegal then i will find some other cryptocurrency that will be exchange for bitcoin. But for now, i think bitcoin is not to be illegal because as far as i know, many users uses bitcoin and do some transactions for it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mzie on November 14, 2016, 05:58:58 AM

Indeed i would definitely use it, it makes a lot of work and processes easy. I'm going to use it until forever.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: crwth on November 14, 2016, 06:07:51 AM

I think I would still use it. By banning it, I think they just don't want to change at all. They don't want to be improved in any aspect. The government would be left out in the technology advancements.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mr. Big on November 14, 2016, 06:11:21 AM

Quote from: Mzie on November 14, 2016, 05:58:58 AM

Indeed i would definitely use it, it makes a lot of work and processes easy. I'm going to use it until forever.

How could bitcoin make your daily processes easy if it is going to be banned by the government? I think that's not the OP means... If government would ban bitcoin, I think we will have difficulty in transaction, most of our moves should be carefully planned so I think that would just slow down the way we earn and risky too, so by that, I think it's time to quit bitcoin if it is going to be banned by the government... :)

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Fredomago on November 14, 2016, 06:16:57 AM

Quote from: rickbig41 on November 14, 2016, 06:11:21 AM

Quote from: Mzie on November 14, 2016, 05:58:58 AM

Indeed i would definitely use it, it makes a lot of work and processes easy. I'm going to use it until forever.

it work before so for sure even its been banned it will still exist and more value will it takes like drugs when supply has been decrease the value rises up for sure if bitcoin got banned in most country we can still find ways like direct wallet to wallet transaction and there still someone will take chance to exchange it in our own currency.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: shinratensei_ on November 14, 2016, 06:53:28 AM

Quote from: chixka000 on November 14, 2016, 03:00:57 AM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 13, 2016, 07:00:29 PM

This an idea, and it wasn't getting a chance at this time.
However, We must have thought at that if that was going to happen.
Still feeling comfort with the bitcoin, Although it was imagining by others that so terrible.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Text on November 14, 2016, 01:00:47 PM

I don't use much VPN now for the reason that it only causes my connection to slow down. I am worry free because there is no law that prohibits to use bitcoin here in our country. Maybe others consider bitcoin as illegal because it is use to purchase in the black market like drugs and weapons.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: HaXX0R1337 on November 14, 2016, 01:05:50 PM

I wouldnt even think to stop, im really too much addicted to btc gambling :D

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: BTCLovingDude on November 14, 2016, 01:05:58 PM

this is an interesting question in my opinion and there are a bunch of interesting replies but i think it comes down to how hard will be banned or made illegal.

and as someone who lives in a country that still has no rule about bitcoin and there has only been talk about it i fear these things but i guess i will continue holding some in my cold storage in any case but reduce my usage.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: kalpit on November 14, 2016, 01:10:42 PM

I would keep using it 8)
But I would secure my connection with Tor, so that I'm safe from government tracking.

Also i would file a petition to remove such law. All users of Bitcoin will be encouraged to support it.
And it would be called the Bitcoin Movement. ;D

However, I'm sure such law cannot be introduced in my country. A senior official in our country said that they have no plans to regulate Bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: manbitcoinlover on November 14, 2016, 03:17:27 PM

Why do people not understand that they are the ones with the power. The masses cannot be contained if they all for one and one for all.
The government does not control you, we control them! If the government was to pull a dirty move like that the only thing left to do is protest 24/7 until they change it.

It reminds me of the occupy wall street protests, the crowd was protesting the wrong thing. Instead of protesting against the 1%, they should protest the government who passes dirty bills to increase tax and create inflation.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: altcoinnxt on November 14, 2016, 03:50:58 PM

Yes it is illegal in my country. If a government of an entire sovereign nation feels threatened by Bitcoin doesn't that just reaffirm its power and value? There's huge political potential with Bitcoin, what would happen if a small African country wanted to start selling oil for Bitcoin?

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Blitzboy on November 14, 2016, 03:59:37 PM

Quote from: to1ga on November 13, 2016, 11:48:25 PM

Well in my opinion, if the government gives restrictions about bitcoin, I won't easily accept that because to me, bitcoin has become an important part in my live. I won't give up on it that simple and I've been thinking of two ways to turn this law down. I maybe run a protest to against this or maybe I just keep using it because it's not an easy task for the government to track down who uses bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Aamir1 on November 14, 2016, 04:08:42 PM

Quote from: BTCLovingDude on November 14, 2016, 01:05:58 PM

For me it would totally depend on the situations of my country because if i find others using it without any serious notice then i would do that too, but if i found someone being punished for using it in a bad way then i may stop using it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: pereira4 on November 14, 2016, 04:15:28 PM

It will be the final test to see if people still use it once the governments make it illegal all over the world. If people get scared and stop using it then ti will mean bitcoin failed, because bitcoin is supposed to resist all government attacks and keep working no matter what happens. It would suck if it gets reduced to a tiny amount of people using it. Sure you can claim bitcoin still wins because the technology works, but what's the point if only a few people use it? the idea is to take over the world.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: error08 on November 14, 2016, 04:23:48 PM

I will still use bitcoin, there are regulations to banned some illegal activities in every country but it never can be stopping people to do those things. Actually, in my country already band some sites that consider bad thing, but by using vpn people could visit the site.
Luckily bitcoin is digital currency that bring many advantages for us, so gov won't ever ban bitcoin I think.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: stomachgrowls on November 14, 2016, 04:45:17 PM

Quote from: error08 on November 14, 2016, 04:23:48 PM

Well it depends on a certain country on how they treat bitcoin, if they saw that bitcoins is a threat for them then they would surely ban it. As you said people would really still use it no matter how the government would restrict because there are lots of ways to access without being chased, as long there are internet and VPN we could access whatever we want , just be sure that they dont catch you.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Oilacris on November 14, 2016, 04:53:19 PM

Quote from: stomachgrowls on November 14, 2016, 04:45:17 PM

Quote from: error08 on November 14, 2016, 04:23:48 PM

If they catch you then you will end up on jail and you will leave your family behind. If government would banned bitcoin in your country better not to force yourself because you cant still use bitcoin on your place but you could possibly cash out it on a different place if you have a friends on other country on which bitcoins is not banned yet.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: puremage111 on November 14, 2016, 05:05:12 PM

yea i will, because my government is not smart therefore i won't listen to him xd

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: hurain on November 14, 2016, 07:47:06 PM

Quote from: Aamir1 on November 14, 2016, 04:08:42 PM

Quote from: BTCLovingDude on November 14, 2016, 01:05:58 PM

yes that is a fact as we can see that there are still so many other activities but still people are practicing them, just like that i will also like to continue using bitcoin if the government is not taking some serious action against the users of bitcoin and such situation i think i will like to leave my country and migrate to that area where the use of bitcoin is legal.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: South Park on November 15, 2016, 09:50:43 PM

Quote from: dothebeats on November 13, 2016, 12:50:09 AM

Quote from: South Park on November 12, 2016, 09:22:28 PM

Although it will pain me to do so I will stop to use bitcoin since I will not want to risk jail time since the jails in my county are really a place you don't want to be in.

I admire your bravery and your determination but I did not mean that I will give up my soul to the governments of the world just that I will stop using bitcoin if it were to be made illegal, if possible I will just switch to another crypto.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: nara1892 on November 16, 2016, 12:52:06 AM

Quote from: Aamir1 on November 14, 2016, 04:08:42 PM

Quote from: BTCLovingDude on November 14, 2016, 01:05:58 PM

probably I will do the same, but it depends on how strong the government bans bitcoins. if they don't seriously look for bitcoin users, but just announce the rule with no action, I'd like to think before stop using bitcoin. but in other side, if the government look for bitcoin users every day in a nimble way and they arrest those users they find, probably I will stop using bitcoin as soon as possible.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: ipanks on November 16, 2016, 01:25:45 AM

i still using bitcoin while its illegal by my governments, i think if as long as i don't make illegal transaction while using bitcoin, i think the government will understand beside that the government is really hard to know what i have to do with my bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Doms on November 16, 2016, 01:51:11 AM

I am not entirely sure if my government even gives much of a damn about bitcoin, but if ever the day comes that they ban bitcoin for some reasons, I would continue holding it and just do my purchases online. It was meant to be a global currency so I am making use of it no matter what. But banning bitcoin altogether would just be stupid because it halts our progression towards a world where digital currency could become king.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Fatanut on November 17, 2016, 01:54:15 AM

Quote from: puremage111 on November 14, 2016, 05:05:12 PM

yea i will, because my government is not smart therefore i won't listen to him xd

Apparently no matter how dumb your government is, anyone can still sue you if they find you doing something illegal. You will still be in jail when someone reports you. Your president isn't the one judging in the court room, it would be a different set of people. Nevertheless, it's quite easy to hide your identity anyway so no worries as long as no one catches you in the act and takes a photo of you.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on November 17, 2016, 04:09:49 AM

I think it's very unlikely but what if USD was outlawed and you could only use bitcoin? Would you give up all usd?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1678287.msg16853062#msg16853062

Calexit part of platform is to use bitcoin not USD

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: R3ffun on November 17, 2016, 01:02:51 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

i wiil stay use it , and i support it ..
i feel nothing wrong about bitcoin so goverment no need to ban it .. maybe there is chance but little

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: R3ffun on November 17, 2016, 01:10:17 PM

Quote from: puremage111 on November 14, 2016, 05:05:12 PM

yea i will, because my government is not smart therefore i won't listen to him xd

i disagree for your opinion about goverment isn't smart , goverment just do not know about bitcoin so need to education for goverment about bitcoin ..

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mastica on November 17, 2016, 01:56:50 PM

I dont agree with several measures the government does take and make, soo going against bitcoin is something i wont agree, and i will still use, since im not doing nothing to damage the current fiat system.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: aso118 on November 17, 2016, 02:22:57 PM

Quote from: mastica on November 17, 2016, 01:56:50 PM

That argument won't wash in court. People may disagree with paying taxes, but they pay taxes all the same. This is to avoid getting punished for breaking the law. The same logic holds good if Bitcoin is made illegal too.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: rajasumi3 on November 17, 2016, 03:05:15 PM

Well i would not do bitcoins if they are illegal .as i believe in honesty and i think j guys should not also do bitcoins.well if u have a lot of bitcoins they exchange them in bank and take away ur money move to another country if u want it so much. .kudoos :)

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: michkima on November 17, 2016, 03:13:52 PM

Bitcoin doesn't care about any government! Ban it as much as they want, they can't touch bitcoin! We will find a way to use it and we will not be stopped by just a simple ban from the government. It is our right to use it and they can't stop people from using it. Bitcoin is just like any other fiat money, why should they ban it?

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Kanapka on November 17, 2016, 03:16:25 PM

under exactly what terms?

one way or another, I still can sell them abroad or buy digital goods or buy goods abroad

depends on whether it will be worth or not

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: South Park on November 17, 2016, 05:16:18 PM

Quote from: Doms on November 16, 2016, 01:51:11 AM

Even if the government of your country does not seems to care that much they could always agree to follow some kind international agreement to ban bitcoin and make no mistake they don't want a future where a crypto currency is king.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: whizter on November 17, 2016, 06:14:03 PM

Quote from: michkima on November 17, 2016, 03:13:52 PM

as now we have become addicted to bitcoin and there it has become too much difficult to us to stop using bitcoin, as in our country there are so many other things that are illegal but still people are practicing them so i will try my best to practice using bitcoin even though it is consider as illegal i our county.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: PeRo on November 17, 2016, 07:27:06 PM

I would definetly use it. Chances are small that the goverment would check my phone or anyones phone/computer to see if I Bitcoin is used. And the goverment is pretty lazy and wouldn't really care to check if I am using it. I wouldn't really openly support it, but I would still support it by using it and sharing it on the internet.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: kanazawa on November 17, 2016, 11:50:15 PM

Of course I will since it is the exit wsy to government control. They cannot stop you even with ISP control. That"s the most genuine use of Bitcoin and people should be proud of this feature that Bitcoin has. The web cannot be controlled and less the physical ways. I think it will be much more cool to use if it was illegal, like anything else that's setted as illegal, much more tasty ;D

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Bitcoin0916 on November 18, 2016, 12:35:12 AM

Now my government still banned bitcoin, but at least more than 3 bitcoin forums in my country is very active talking about bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Trading about mining hardware, local exchanger, some online transactions that use bitcoin also very busy. Government made illegal for bitcoin can't stop for users like me.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Harlot on November 18, 2016, 02:05:22 AM

Quote from: Bitcoin0916 on November 18, 2016, 12:35:12 AM

Here is another proof that even if the Government says Bitcoin is illegal in their country it won't stop their citizens for using it. Because even the Government would have a hard time tracking all the transactions, even finding any users of Bitcoin wallet is hard as it is online, if the government does not enforce their laws it is no use to be banning Bitcoin in their country.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: diegz on November 18, 2016, 02:31:45 AM

Quote from: Harlot on November 18, 2016, 02:05:22 AM

Quote from: Bitcoin0916 on November 18, 2016, 12:35:12 AM

As of now, if some country is banning bitcoin, they are not pressing it hard, and it means you could still talk about it, make transactions. But when the government that bans bitcoin pushes it and impose laws against bitcoin, for sure, they are going to ban the entry of source, It's not hard to do, even vpn won't work if they ask the ISP's to produce routers/modems that disallow installation of vpn, I saw in one Dlink router that it is an option, what if they make it permanent?

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: South Park on November 19, 2016, 12:42:25 AM

Quote from: diegz on November 18, 2016, 02:31:45 AM

Quote from: Harlot on November 18, 2016, 02:05:22 AM

Quote from: Bitcoin0916 on November 18, 2016, 12:35:12 AM

If it comes to that then those that can probably should leave a country pressing so strongly against bitcoin because at that point you can be sure bitcoin is not going to be the only thing they are going to be pursuing.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Yuuto on November 19, 2016, 05:32:24 AM

I would definitely still use it because the bitcoin's idea is to get around the government anyways. There is little doubt on the reason why bitcoin could potentially be outlawed in countries simply because it disrupts the government's monopoly on the money supply, and they don't want people to shift away from their legal tender currency and go to something better.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: kidoseagle0312 on November 19, 2016, 08:45:50 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

The question is does bitcoin was made to use for illegal issue only, though we knew that bitcoin is decentralized. I think that things will be happen only if bitcoin will no longer be decentralize.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mr.grin on November 19, 2016, 09:17:40 AM

Well, I am very happy to use bitcoin, and even I have been accustomed to look for bitcoin every day. if suddenly the government says it's illegal, it is a difficult thing for me. however, for a more secure, maybe I'll start to move away from the bitcoin and try to use altcoin which has the same potential as bitcoin, but I guess it takes a long time to get away from the bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: South Park on November 20, 2016, 01:07:07 AM

Quote from: Mr.grin on November 19, 2016, 09:17:40 AM

If something like that happened maybe a crash on the price of bitcoin will follow, so maybe we will not have too much of a choice and will need to leave the crypto currencies market or move to another coin with the risk the governments make that coin illegal as well..

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Jasad on November 20, 2016, 03:18:29 AM

Quote from: South Park on November 20, 2016, 01:07:07 AM

Quote from: Mr.grin on November 19, 2016, 09:17:40 AM

i don't think so , even there is ban regulated by government ,
it will not provide a big effect to bitcoin price in long term ,
also people will remain use bitcoin no matter what ,
so do i , but i doubt there will be a lot of government can do recognize bitcoin as illegal thing.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: lionheart78 on November 20, 2016, 03:38:19 AM

Quote from: Jasad on November 20, 2016, 03:18:29 AM

i don't think so , even there is ban regulated by government ,
it will not provide a big effect to bitcoin price in long term ,

The fact that the government is banning bitcoin, it means that country people are forbidden to use or transact with bitcoin. This will have a great effect in the bitcoin economy since this country's merchant is automatically not accepting bitcoin as one of the payment in their store. So for example, China bans bitcoin and strictly implemented the law. Automatically all the hashes from china will stop, people from China that once supporting and participating in bitcoin economy will need to look for another alternative. Now figure out how much of the base user of bitcoin will stop using it when bitcoin is banned in countries like China, US etc.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Stedsm on November 20, 2016, 05:45:41 AM

Yes, I would still use bitcoins even if government bans it because I am an honest and loyal user of bitcoins and I love it because of its decentralization and not being watched by anyone, controlling all my finances on my own which gives me higher privileges and makes me feel like a King.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: audaciousbeing on November 20, 2016, 09:28:38 AM

I went for I am not sure because I wont want to find myself on the other side of law and be used as scape goat and also will not want to lose the opportunity embedded in the use of Bitcoin so what I will do is to study the implementation because there are several laws that have been made by Government of this country but only exist in papers so if this new law go in that direction, then Im back in the world of Bitcoin but if not, ( which I doubt, I want to be more careful).

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: 1Referee on November 20, 2016, 09:39:13 AM

Quote from: lionheart78 on November 20, 2016, 03:38:19 AM

Quote from: Jasad on November 20, 2016, 03:18:29 AM

i don't think so , even there is ban regulated by government ,
it will not provide a big effect to bitcoin price in long term ,

China has a major impact on Bitcoin for sure, but that doesn't mean Bitcoin has no future when China puts a total ban on Bitcoin. If they had such an intention, they would have done it already. Also, don't forget that the mining farms there for a major part are in the hands of outside-China investors. Everything will be moved to a different country with equal terms and electricity rates. But yes, at the time it happens, the price will lose a huge percentage of its value in a matter of 24 hours as result of a massive wave of panic blood flowing in the markets. I can't even imagine what will happen when the USA is going to do that as well. But then again, this is nothing more than a science fiction scene in a movie.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Shenzou on November 20, 2016, 09:42:54 AM

In my country people don't even know what bitcoin is and the one that do know are so few so the chances of bitcoin becoming illegal in my country is so small so until they discover what bitcoin is i still have a long time to use it and when they make it illegal i will either be rich from selling it or dead

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: requester on November 20, 2016, 09:55:15 AM

No i will quit it because I had loosed and losses and hardly had benifited form it. All total i had loosed around $160 and i can afford to gather that much amount again. So I had decided to quit bitcoin if government bans it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: hase0278 on November 20, 2016, 10:18:36 AM

There's a little chance that bitcoin will be made illegal here in our country since there's many users here but if it will happen I will still use it. I will just need to find a way to convert it conveniently to fiat and of course If ever I can't convert it into fiat, ill just use it to buy items or use services that gives virtual credit card to bitcoin users. That way I can still use it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Velkro on November 20, 2016, 10:41:22 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

Of course i would, Bitcoin is international, its internet based, so country rules doesnt apply to average person.
It could only affect businesses based on bitcoin somehow but not regular usage.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: BossMacko on November 20, 2016, 11:00:33 AM

Yes i will still use Bitcoin because i know i am anonymous with Bitcoin, The government will have a hard time to trace each user who uses Bitcoin. As long as i am earning using Bitcoin i will still use it in any cause.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Aamir1 on November 20, 2016, 11:08:01 AM

Quote from: Stedsm on November 20, 2016, 05:45:41 AM

We all have the same feelings, but when it comes on crime, none of us would like to go to prison for just using a digital currency which was providing a financial freedom for us.
If the government announces that anyone using bitcoin would be taken to prison then i'm sure you will think twice before doing that then.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Positid on November 20, 2016, 11:30:14 AM

Quote from: Aamir1 on November 20, 2016, 11:08:01 AM

Quote from: Stedsm on November 20, 2016, 05:45:41 AM

Bitcoin has a lot of benefits we can enjoy but we should choose those kind of benefits that will not compromise our future, we know that illegal activities has bigger risk and if we decide to do that we have to expect anytime we will be caught. Bitcoin is freedom but the moment you use it for illegal activities you will not enjoy freedom because you are afraid of being caught.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Babayega31 on November 21, 2016, 02:19:54 AM

Quote from: Positid on November 20, 2016, 11:30:14 AM

Quote from: Aamir1 on November 20, 2016, 11:08:01 AM

Quote from: Stedsm on November 20, 2016, 05:45:41 AM

I will still use bitcoin if government imposed illegalities on btc using. For me this bitcoins can be illegal if someone use it for illegal transactions this might not be banned for illegal reason but there will be strong screening in the future to those who use bitcoin specially those who trades altcoins. If ever they make this illegal i'll keep using this in order to be legal for those who use this for good and not for bad reason and if that happens there will be an appeal to legallize the bitcoin to all who is qualified.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: _Miracle on November 21, 2016, 04:10:53 AM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 13, 2016, 07:00:29 PM

Executive Order 6102
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102

If I were a citizen at that time I may have blindly obeyed.
But as time has gone on, we have learned that: all laws that are passed may not be in line with our personal freedoms. And I live in a "free country".
I don't think I'd easily give up my metals or bitcoin or internet or the freedom to challenge my government.
The thought of handing over years of my life to defend my ideal of freedom is not appealing but not entirely out of the question.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Text on November 21, 2016, 05:56:22 AM

Quote from: Babayega31 on November 21, 2016, 02:19:54 AM

One of the reason why they make bitcoin anonymous because of illegal activities like purchasing drugs and weapons in black market, it has advantages and disadvantages. It is up to the users where and how he will use it, for what purpose. So I hope it will not be banned here in our country because I am taking advantage using this, very helpful and useful especially in terms of transaction.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: noictib on November 21, 2016, 06:03:27 AM

Quote from: Text on November 21, 2016, 05:56:22 AM

Quote from: Babayega31 on November 21, 2016, 02:19:54 AM

I am not satisfied with you at all because many of the sites which are related to bitcoin will be ban and further if you will use Bitcoin through change of ip adress , then you will be catch by government again because it is not simple to deceive the government securities .
All over if once you catched by the government then you will never can use BITCOIN in your whole life .

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mr. Big on November 21, 2016, 06:19:04 AM

Quote from: noictib on November 21, 2016, 06:03:27 AM

Quote from: Text on November 21, 2016, 05:56:22 AM

Quote from: Babayega31 on November 21, 2016, 02:19:54 AM

There are two scenarios that I am thinking on how government will act to this, 1. They would ban bitcoin, all its sources from entering such country and have no problem to answer... 2. Won't ban it but if they caught you using bitcoin, imprisoned you long and your bitcoin will belong to the lost bitcoin... In the two option, if I am from the government, I would choose the first one, lesser burden and its like cutting the source of the problem... :)

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Yuuto on November 21, 2016, 07:03:58 AM

Quote from: rickbig41 on November 21, 2016, 06:19:04 AM

Quote from: noictib on November 21, 2016, 06:03:27 AM

Quote from: Text on November 21, 2016, 05:56:22 AM

Quote from: Babayega31 on November 21, 2016, 02:19:54 AM

Nobody can ever ban bitcoin successfully. They can put restrictions around the trading of bitcoin, sure, but they can never ever successfully ban the bitcoin network because of its P2P network. You have to shut down all the users to shut down the network. It's not like Facebook.

And the governments are already tightening their grips on bitcoin in areas of the world. And it's clearly not deterring people.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Daneric on November 21, 2016, 09:24:00 AM

Bitcoin will still be used whether governments ban it or not. For instance, as we speak, my government has not allowed bitcoin to be used and even placed a public disclaimer to those using bitcoin. Notwithstanding, bitcoin is used here on a large scale. Therefore I don't think the government can put a stop to bitcoin use.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Xester on November 21, 2016, 11:38:44 AM

Quote from: Stedsm on November 20, 2016, 05:45:41 AM

I agree with you! If bitcoins made illegal by the government, i will still keep on using bitcoins. Government will not help me in my financial freedom but bitcoins do. besides since bitcoins will not easy to locate, i can still use bitcoins. and i think even now, many users are using bitcoins in their illegal activities, we never know.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Juggy777 on November 21, 2016, 11:48:25 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

I would use it, cause I see nothing wrong in using Bitcoin. They are not effecting my country growth or I am not hiding money of my local currency. The government should have no problem with Bitcoin, until people are hiding their money then yes they should fear it. But so far no country has done it so I don't think it will happen. As and when it will, people will figure a way out, they always do. So we will get help here 😂

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Sir Legend on November 21, 2016, 11:56:05 AM

Until now, my government still banned bitcoin. I don't know when this happens will be end. If bitcoin approve, I sure make new opportunities.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mastica on November 21, 2016, 01:34:45 PM

This reminds me the question of legaliza drugs, sometime ago people asked to that be allowed, atleast some drugs, but looks like they forgot those and didnt touch it anymore. If the government does ban and make heavy restrictions into bitcoin, this will result into a huge interest over bitcoin, the same way that happens with drugs, being harder to trace who is using or buying or selling bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: South Park on November 22, 2016, 10:03:35 PM

Quote from: 1Referee on November 20, 2016, 09:39:13 AM

Quote from: lionheart78 on November 20, 2016, 03:38:19 AM

Quote from: Jasad on November 20, 2016, 03:18:29 AM

i don't think so , even there is ban regulated by government ,
it will not provide a big effect to bitcoin price in long term ,

While it has not happened and maybe never will it is still useful to discuss this since in ht event something like that happened we will have a lot more knowledge about what we may try to do in that particular scenario.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: diegz on November 23, 2016, 05:32:28 AM

Quote from: batang_bitcoin on November 23, 2016, 05:16:12 AM

Quote from: Sir Legend on November 21, 2016, 11:56:05 AM

Until now, my government still banned bitcoin. I don't know when this happens will be end. If bitcoin approve, I sure make new opportunities.

In what country do you live? I think your government doesn't even know that you are in bitcoins. So you can just simply earn bitcoins while the government is not going to know it. Because Russia way back few months ago, they banned bitcoin after months again they removed the ban for the usage of bitcoin and now people who are using bitcoins there are now happily using bitcoin.

If the government ban something, there are two reasons, first, they know that the thing is illegal, second, they have no knowledge about it and thinks that it is also illegal. With regards to banning, I think I won't use anything that the government is going to prohibit as long as there is a good explanation to it. So if they are going to ban bitcoin, they better have a good explanation and I will lawfully obey.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: goldcoinminer on November 23, 2016, 05:53:31 AM

Quote from: diegz on November 23, 2016, 05:32:28 AM

Quote from: batang_bitcoin on November 23, 2016, 05:16:12 AM

Quote from: Sir Legend on November 21, 2016, 11:56:05 AM

Until now, my government still banned bitcoin. I don't know when this happens will be end. If bitcoin approve, I sure make new opportunities.

Bitcoin is freedom is they are violating the freedom of the people if they will ban bitcoins. Some countries support bitcoin but some does not, so we are just lucky if we belong to a country that supports bitcoin. Lawmakers are doing their job so we have no choice if within our country it will be ban.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: sportis on November 23, 2016, 06:37:08 AM

I live in a democratic country and it is difficult to imagine that my government would follow a particularly tough policy toward bitcoins. On the other hand if she had serious proofs, is that possible any? that bitcoins use is harmful for the country and its people then I would think it again but it's my decision. So, because I believe that crypto-currencies change the world I would continue to support the development and existence of it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: QuestionAuthority on November 23, 2016, 02:59:53 PM

Quote from: sportis on November 23, 2016, 06:37:08 AM

Here's what a "democratic" country can do. This is happening right now, as we speak.

Quote

Dakota Pipeline: Protesters Soaked With Water in Freezing Temperatures

Tear gas, freezing cold water and rubber bullets were used to disperse a crowd of 400 protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline in clashes late Sunday and early Monday that left more than 150 activists and one law enforcement officer injured.

Linda Black Elk, a member of the Standing Rock Medic and Healer Council of the Catawba tribe, said she treated protesters for injuries and hypothermia and they were soaked by water in temperatures as low as 23 degrees. Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II told NBC News that between 200-300 people were transported late Sunday night to a gymnasium on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation for treatment for hypothermia, facial and hand wounds, and other minor injuries. Approximately seven people with more serious injuries — including two elders who were tear gassed and who suffered near cardiac arrest — were sent to a hospital in Bismarck for emergency treatment, said Archambault.

He said the tribe was reaching out to the White House Monday with a request that the Obama administration intervene "due to the threat to public safety at Standing Rock."

"From the beginning, we've had water protectors attacked by guard dogs, rubber bullets and mace. Last night, law enforcement upped the ante by using exploding tear gas canisters and water cannons in sub-freezing temperatures," said Archambault. "There's no telling what law enforcement will do next."

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dakota-pipeline-protests/dakota-pipeline-protesters-authorities-clash-temperatures-drop-n686581

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Zadicar on November 23, 2016, 03:07:03 PM

Quote from: diegz on November 23, 2016, 05:32:28 AM

Quote from: batang_bitcoin on November 23, 2016, 05:16:12 AM

Quote from: Sir Legend on November 21, 2016, 11:56:05 AM

Until now, my government still banned bitcoin. I don't know when this happens will be end. If bitcoin approve, I sure make new opportunities.

Government will ban bitcoin because they saw its a threat to the economy to a certain country and they saw that it will surely increase the hidden transactions on their place and might really affect the crime rate on their place.I dont know whats the reason of government but its just my own view regarding to this matter.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: el kaka22 on November 23, 2016, 09:09:22 PM

Quote from: South Park on November 22, 2016, 10:03:35 PM

Quote from: 1Referee on November 20, 2016, 09:39:13 AM

Quote from: lionheart78 on November 20, 2016, 03:38:19 AM

Quote from: Jasad on November 20, 2016, 03:18:29 AM

i don't think so , even there is ban regulated by government ,
it will not provide a big effect to bitcoin price in long term ,

Yes I also hope so that bitcoin will continue its free status as it is in present time. As still our government has not yet given any statement about bitcoin therefore it is not banned and people are using it as legal currency. But if anything bad happens, this community will find a right solution and that may convince government too.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: olushakes on November 23, 2016, 09:19:45 PM

I chose yes not because of the fact that I dont want to obey the law or I like to go to jail, nope but because I am not living in the United States and any other advanced country that can make good of the threat. We have had several laws that ended up on the shelf and moreover which machineries do we have to really enforce the law so I would gladly continue to use my Bitcoin. It would even made it more scarce thereby increasing its value.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: zahra4577 on November 23, 2016, 09:24:23 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

You asked two questions and my answer to first one is YES I would still use bitcoin even if it was declared illegal by Government.To your second question i.e if I would still openly support it, I would say NO as I don't see any point in going to jail for bitcoin

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: jak3 on November 23, 2016, 09:27:06 PM

it can be bad if i disobay the gobernment dkrect rules but the worst it will happen if i leave bitcoin i know how much potentiality they have and i am not only saying it because of the money price but also because of the scopes it will be implemented on. its easily predictable what we have after 10year

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: karawantbtc on November 23, 2016, 10:21:44 PM

The US Gov and most any other would look stupid trying to stop something that cant be stopped. I dont think they would even think about it at this point. So its moot.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: diodio5 on November 23, 2016, 10:50:01 PM

Quote from: Sir Legend on November 21, 2016, 11:56:05 AM

Until now, my government still banned bitcoin. I don't know when this happens will be end. If bitcoin approve, I sure make new opportunities.

My country also prohibits the use of bitcoin, but it does not stop using bitcoin, the effect is not too bad after all. there are still local exchange, and you can still convert it into fiat, it makes no difference

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: californiaquail on November 24, 2016, 12:47:30 AM

Problem is Bitcoin needs good publicity because it wants to get socially accepted, sure it can't be stopped, but government and mass media can make it scary enough so that people won't use it.

Bit Torrent either can't be stopped, but it never had the will to get socially accepted.

Obviously we will need a new financial crisis for people to actually need Bitcoin regardless of what their governments says...

Ask the people of Cyprus, i think they understand pretty well why they do need a decentralized currency https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/25/cyprus-bailout-deal-eu-closes-bank

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: putoamo63 on November 24, 2016, 01:36:26 AM

I would try to hold them anonymously, but never gift them.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: ardentvolcanoes on November 24, 2016, 02:57:24 AM

At least I am not dealing with syndicate of drugs, crime or any other illegal activities. I think using of bitcoin is not already considered a crime although it was made illegal by the government and as I am only hoarding and not using it to buy illegal stuffs online then there's no reason for me to be arrested and I am anonymously hoarding bitcoin so how will they know ? ;D

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Selly Arumsari on November 24, 2016, 03:07:41 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

yes , why not ? made illegal by by government because government don't knows about bitcoin
many think usefully from bitcoin like help income , easy to transaction
so i think i will use it

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: BrockHunter on November 24, 2016, 03:24:49 AM

Quote from: Sir Legend on November 21, 2016, 11:56:05 AM

Until now, my government still banned bitcoin. I don't know when this happens will be end. If bitcoin approve, I sure make new opportunities.

In which country you are living, I hope this will change but you can still use it a bit because its pretty easy to use it anonymous.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Doamader on November 24, 2016, 05:36:08 PM

Bitcoin does represent people, and we are free to choose what we wanna, and speak as long it doesnt offends the other person. I dont like some rules and restriction about what you can do with fiat, that makes bitcoin more and more atractive, i wont stop using bitcoin because the politicians say its a problematic currencie or ponzi.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: South Park on November 24, 2016, 08:44:51 PM

Quote from: diegz on November 23, 2016, 05:32:28 AM

Quote from: batang_bitcoin on November 23, 2016, 05:16:12 AM

Quote from: Sir Legend on November 21, 2016, 11:56:05 AM

Until now, my government still banned bitcoin. I don't know when this happens will be end. If bitcoin approve, I sure make new opportunities.

But I think if a country bans bitcoin then it is showing its hand very clearly, since bitcoin is not like drugs, a government will ban bitcoin for a simple reason because they are unable to control it, and they are afraid of it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Supercrypt on November 25, 2016, 10:44:00 AM

Quote from: californiaquail on November 24, 2016, 12:47:30 AM

Bitcoin really needs some good publicity as majority of people still do not know anything about bitcoin, they still need a proper guidance to start using bitcoin, and as soon as the number of bitcoin users are increasing bitcoin will become more and more stronger, through this way, government will also get pressure and they will start thinking about accepting bitcoin as legal and official currency.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Bitboy12345 on November 25, 2016, 11:55:19 AM

Well...

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/irs-vs-coinbase-massive-implications-for-bitcoin-digital-currencies-1479937234

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Positid on November 25, 2016, 12:17:44 PM

Quote from: Supercrypt on November 25, 2016, 10:44:00 AM

Quote from: californiaquail on November 24, 2016, 12:47:30 AM

How do we have that publicity you are talking, we can always support bitcoin thru online and I am pretty sure those who use online transaction are mostly illegible to use bitcoin, we cannot force other people who does not even have the idea on how to use computer. We have to admit that we cannot get the majority of population to adopt.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: South Park on November 25, 2016, 08:24:02 PM

Quote from: Supercrypt on November 25, 2016, 10:44:00 AM

Quote from: californiaquail on November 24, 2016, 12:47:30 AM

I think the best publicity is yet to come when bitcoin begins to reach 1k again with the difference the price this time will hold in place and not crash like the last time some people will see this and the process fros the massive adoption of bitcoin will begin in my opinion that is the only way bitcoin can reach the people by showing the qualities that make it the best currency available at the moment.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: markyminer on November 25, 2016, 10:24:13 PM

Quote from: South Park on November 24, 2016, 08:44:51 PM

Quote from: diegz on November 23, 2016, 05:32:28 AM

Quote from: batang_bitcoin on November 23, 2016, 05:16:12 AM

Quote from: Sir Legend on November 21, 2016, 11:56:05 AM

Until now, my government still banned bitcoin. I don't know when this happens will be end. If bitcoin approve, I sure make new opportunities.

but lucklyh still not a single country has done so, and hope that even in future they are not going to banned bitcoin, but if they take such step about bitcoin still people will find ways for using it but not going to stop using bitcoin in any case.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: FLoving on November 25, 2016, 11:56:51 PM

First of all my government is not against bitcoin and are good with it but in cases if my government will make the use of it as illegal then it will be very hard for me to use it but if I will need it in extreme cases then I will try to use those means of its use which will not show my identity like I will use anonym places to use bitcoin and will not register on those wallets and exchanges where I will have to provide my identity.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: goldcoinminer on November 26, 2016, 06:54:35 AM

Quote from: FLoving on November 25, 2016, 11:56:51 PM

Well, that's a good news but that decision is not permanent, if they see that there's a rampant illegal transaction involving the use of bitcoin, they might make necessary measures to strengthen the law or possibly ban bitcoin. I don't know, I am just saying all the possibilities.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Oilacris on November 26, 2016, 07:03:55 AM

Quote from: goldcoinminer on November 26, 2016, 06:54:35 AM

Quote from: FLoving on November 25, 2016, 11:56:51 PM

If government will see such situations they will surely ban bitcoin and impose restrictions regarding on using it but well as we all know even bitcoin is banned on a particular country the possibilities on accesing it is still available and we could really use it without the notice of the government thats why its somehow useless if they implement this kind of law on banning bitcoin.People will surely use it no matter what, they can always use tor and VPN services.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: South Park on November 26, 2016, 04:06:34 PM

Quote from: FLoving on November 25, 2016, 11:56:51 PM

Laws and public policy can change very rapidly specially when there is economic and political turmoil as is the current situation in the world, so if you can take those measures right now that way if in your country bitcoin gets banned you will not be identified as a bitcoin user.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: JasonXG on November 27, 2016, 02:02:32 AM

I will continue to use bitcoin no matter ehst any government says. I can decide how I want to trade anyway I see fit its not up to anyone else but me. I stand against such "laws" the only reason for it is the government oukd feel threatened and it will be about freed and controlling where people spend their money and how they are paid.

I would eventually leave the country as well.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: South Park on November 27, 2016, 05:22:20 PM

Quote from: JasonXG on November 27, 2016, 02:02:32 AM

And what if this was a world wide ban? Similar to what happened to drugs. Where you could go? Would you keep holding bitcoin? I ask this questions because I think if there is a ban on bitcoin is going to be global.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: serjent05 on November 27, 2016, 05:31:07 PM

Quote from: Doamader on November 24, 2016, 05:36:08 PM

funny how they use ponzi scheme on the things they disagree with. If you look at the trading industry, it is one big ponzi scheme. People buy the stock, then sell it to another people in a higher price. The first person will get his profit from the second person and so on. That is trading with profit. Isn't it a big ponzi scheme itself? Why not address the trading as a whole and not point in Bitcoin only.

Code:

Pon·zi scheme
ˈpänzē ˌskēm/
noun
a form of fraud in which belief in the success of a nonexistent enterprise is fostered by the payment of quick returns to the first
 investors from money invested by later investors.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: upsidedown75 on November 28, 2016, 02:17:25 PM

Quote from: South Park on November 25, 2016, 08:24:02 PM

To me the most important is that the number of bitcoin users should be increased, as the price of bitcoin is struggling to go up so we need to spread up awareness of bitcoin. Also, if we want to make bitcoin more reliable and trusted, the number of bitcoin users must be increased. And it can only be done if we introduce bitcoin to more number of the new people.

If more number of people will be using bitcoins, any government will afraid to declare bitcoin as illegal.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Meycell on November 28, 2016, 02:45:19 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

i will still use it. in my opinion not happened the punisment was very bad because bitcoin is not criminal things..
Government needs to know that bitcoin is very helpful for each user

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: gribble on November 28, 2016, 02:50:00 PM

I will use it because i don't use bitcoins for illegal activity, but i don't know what for people come from Europe, because Europe Will Have Power to Ban Blockchain Tech in January 2018.
At a blockchain conference last week in London, Patrick Armstrong, Senior Risk Analysis Officer, detailed ESMA’s approach to blockchain technology. One strategy he noted was to ban blockchain products or processes altogether.
https://news.bitcoin.com/europe-power-ban-blockchain/
It is bad for Europeans

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: staff_1307 on November 28, 2016, 02:51:44 PM

It is very difficult to answer this question, I think the government is unlikely to make my country Bitcoin illegal, but if it happened, I would have tried to somehow support his legal manner.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mrkevio on November 28, 2016, 02:54:36 PM

I wouldn't because I don't want to be involved in such things that can affect me in some way, so I prefer not doing that but a lot of people would. Why? Because they simply do not want to have their rights taken away or they are criminals or something. Bitcoin doesn't affect the economy of our countries in any way for now, it can be easily implemented in lur system (but that would make everything way less anonymous).

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Zadicar on November 28, 2016, 03:01:29 PM

Quote from: gribble on November 28, 2016, 02:50:00 PM

Its really a bad news for Europeans since they are serious of banning blockchain products and processes.It may be implemented on 2018 but still a year to go left for those bitcoin users on Europe.Its quiet a big news for me that the government could possibly ban bitcoin on a particular place but i wont still totally believe until that time arrives i would like to see on how they gonna do it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: gribble on November 28, 2016, 03:08:52 PM

Quote from: Zadicar on November 28, 2016, 03:01:29 PM

Quote from: gribble on November 28, 2016, 02:50:00 PM

Its really a bad news for Europeans since they are serious of banning blockchain products and processes.It may be implemented on 2018 but still a year to go left for those bitcoin users on Europe.Its quiet a big news for me that the government could possibly ban bitcoin on a particular place but i wont still totally believe until that time arrives i would like to see on how they gonna do it.

Yes, every people know about the media bad news is good news, we can not believe 100% but we must anticipate about the impact of bad news that they have been created and we must becareful about it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Blitzboy on November 28, 2016, 03:11:59 PM

Quote from: mrkevio on November 28, 2016, 02:54:36 PM

Well then I guess I'm opposite to you, if the government ever banned bitcoin, I would keep using it and fight for its right. I think it's because I'm not the kind of people that easily accept the rules without any explanations and aren't consistent in thoughts. And bitcoin has somehow become a major part in my life so I wouldn't give up on bitcoin that fast ;D

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: abel1337 on November 28, 2016, 03:12:31 PM

Quote from: Zadicar on November 28, 2016, 03:01:29 PM

Quote from: gribble on November 28, 2016, 02:50:00 PM

That is very bad news. Banning of bitcoin on europe has a huge effect on bitcoin. Bitcoin price might get dump.
Or if other country get an idea too to ban bitcoin on their country and spread the ban to the whole world

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: BingoDog on November 28, 2016, 03:12:50 PM

Quote from: Zadicar on November 28, 2016, 03:01:29 PM

Quote from: gribble on November 28, 2016, 02:50:00 PM

You are judging it completely wrong. No one is saying that they will ban it but that they will have the power to do so . They are also mentioning the warning system. Do, this banning option would probably be considered in the cases of abuse and illegal use. Europe will not bann blockchain or bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: sabbirshm on November 28, 2016, 03:48:38 PM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

obviously, I will use it with VPN.infact,recently my country banned bitcoin for some reason. But I am using bitcoin with VPN.Because bitcoin is giving me easy way to earn money.I can easily transfer my money at home.So,why should I stop using bitcoin? I won't stop using bitcoin, no matter what is the punishment.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on November 28, 2016, 10:19:31 PM

People going to jail for mining BTC
https://reason.com/archives/2016/11/28/the-secret-dangerous-world-of

this is what government crackdown on bitcoin can look like. It's not illegal but you can be jailed for mining it.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: acroman08 on November 29, 2016, 02:40:44 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

No, I wouldn't. At least not openly or not as I frequent as I use it now.
I'm not gonna risk being jailed just so I could use Bitcoin. Maybe occasional checks on investments.

If however, I was able to make a LOT of money with bitcoin, then I'd use that and certainly move overseas where my bitcoins would be welcome. ;D ;D

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: diegz on November 29, 2016, 02:48:33 AM

Quote from: acroman08 on November 29, 2016, 02:40:44 AM

If it will be banned by the government, then we have no other choice but to keep it a secret or if we can't keep it as secret, then time to move to other place where it is openly used. If it is being banned by majority of the country, the price would slowly decrease, not everyone is ready to get jailed because of bitcoin. Everyone I think is just being practical.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Positid on November 29, 2016, 06:37:00 AM

Quote from: batang_bitcoin on November 29, 2016, 02:52:47 AM

Quote from: diegz on November 29, 2016, 02:48:33 AM

Quote from: acroman08 on November 29, 2016, 02:40:44 AM

That's a good idea that you will move to other place where bitcoin is legal. But I guess you can just use bitcoin whenever you want even the government prohibits it. Because there are some other ways when you can keep it confidential and just don't let others know that you are in bitcoin or else you will hold the bars of the jail.

If you really devote your life with bitcoin you will have to make that decision to continue your journey in the bitcoin world. Some countries currently are making bitcoin illegal but I believe it will not last the moment they realize that there more benefits of suing bitcoin that it's weaknesses.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Monnt on November 29, 2016, 12:50:41 PM

Quote from: Blitzboy on November 28, 2016, 03:11:59 PM

Quote from: mrkevio on November 28, 2016, 02:54:36 PM

I too will try at my level best to continue but this matter most probably will target imposing taxes. I am always glad to pay taxes to my country because government need some income so they are getting that in the form of taxes.

If they declare as illegal and not just taxes means, I will keep saving bitcoins and I may migrate to bitcoin friendly country.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 03:57:38 PM

The poll so far shows 63.3% of forum members have some sort of cognitive dissonance psychosis.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 04:31:34 PM

I disagree yes voters realize this would be a prohibition like alcohol was in the US in the 1930 and POT is now. outlawed but millions use it anyway.

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 03:57:38 PM

The poll so far shows 63.3% of forum members have some sort of cognitive dissonance psychosis.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Mastsetad on November 29, 2016, 04:46:58 PM

Quote from: acroman08 on November 29, 2016, 02:40:44 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

No, I wouldn't. At least not openly or not as I frequent as I use it now.
I'm not gonna risk being jailed just so I could use Bitcoin. Maybe occasional checks on investments.

If however, I was able to make a LOT of money with bitcoin, then I'd use that and certainly move overseas where my bitcoins would be welcome. ;D ;D

That is a good point too, if someone really knows he is doing a work which can be continued and guaranteed and he is earning good enough bitcoins with that then he could move to somewhere else where bitcoin is not illegal and he could keep using it there.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: HaXX0R1337 on November 29, 2016, 04:48:30 PM

Quote from: mrkevio on November 28, 2016, 02:54:36 PM

i think that it depends what is the punishment of using bitcoin.
For example if i would buy a PC with btc ( through blockchain payment ) and i would get 2 years for it then welll... obviously...

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 04:50:30 PM

EU will have the power to make BTC illegal 1/1/2018. Doesn't mean they will but why give your gov that power?
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/european-union-authority-talks-blockchain-techand-banning-it/

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Sithara007 on November 29, 2016, 06:01:29 PM

I thought about it for some time. It is a very tough question, isn't it? If 90% of your life savings are in Bitcoin, will you be willing to give them up? I don't know the answer.... It will depend upon the probability of getting caught...

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Tyrantt on November 29, 2016, 06:14:47 PM

Hm, that would depend on what would the consecuences be, but I don't think I'd be risking a fine or some jail time over a bitcoin. I mean, I'd probably try to earn it in some way, staying low, but I don't think I'd be exchanging it or buying anything online with it.

I think I'd give up on bitcoin if it was made illegal in my country, unleast untill the ban is lifted or I move to the country where the bitcoin is legal.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 07:17:24 PM

Openly support? Wear a bitcoin not bombs t-shirt yes. Offer to pay a speeding ticket with bitcoin in a courthouse (like an offer to pay in heroin) No. Attend a open public bitcoin info meeting yes, have a active wallet on my phone at that meeting, no.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 09:29:50 PM

Quote from: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 04:31:34 PM

I disagree yes voters realize this would be a prohibition like alcohol was in the US in the 1930 and POT is now. outlawed but millions use it anyway.

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 03:57:38 PM

The poll so far shows 63.3% of forum members have some sort of cognitive dissonance psychosis.

Really? Are you saying you're dependent/addicted to Bitcoin like a drug?

There are special treatment programs for alcoholics like AA. Maybe I should start a BA treatment program. LOL

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: South Park on November 29, 2016, 09:30:35 PM

Quote from: serjent05 on November 27, 2016, 05:31:07 PM

Quote from: Doamader on November 24, 2016, 05:36:08 PM

Code:

Pon·zi scheme
ˈpänzē ˌskēm/
noun
a form of fraud in which belief in the success of a nonexistent enterprise is fostered by the payment of quick returns to the first
 investors from money invested by later investors.

Not really if you buy stock for X price and then that business grows and you sell for 2 times what you paid then you are obtaining profit because the business grew and became more valuable, even though the one buying your stock is the one handing the money to you your profits came form the growing of the business.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 10:01:33 PM

No, more of a Prohibition just moves it underground and doesn't stop it. Also gives the state a pretext to control your wealth. Just posting here may in the future give the Gov cause to search your home and computers.

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 09:29:50 PM

Quote from: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 04:31:34 PM

I disagree yes voters realize this would be a prohibition like alcohol was in the US in the 1930 and POT is now. outlawed but millions use it anyway.

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 03:57:38 PM

The poll so far shows 63.3% of forum members have some sort of cognitive dissonance psychosis.

Really? Are you saying you're dependent/addicted to Bitcoin like a drug?

There are special treatment programs for alcoholics like AA. Maybe I should start a BA treatment program. LOL

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 10:04:31 PM

Don't know how many of you remember it used t be against the law in the US to have Gold. Jewellery was excepted but bars, coin etc could not be owned.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 10:34:47 PM

Quote from: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 10:01:33 PM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 09:29:50 PM

Quote from: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 04:31:34 PM

I disagree yes voters realize this would be a prohibition like alcohol was in the US in the 1930 and POT is now. outlawed but millions use it anyway.

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 03:57:38 PM

The poll so far shows 63.3% of forum members have some sort of cognitive dissonance psychosis.

Really? Are you saying you're dependent/addicted to Bitcoin like a drug?

There are special treatment programs for alcoholics like AA. Maybe I should start a BA treatment program. LOL

All the more reason it's psycho to get on a public forum and say anything other than you would immediately stop using Bitcoin if your government told you too, right. ;)

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: Yutikas_11920 on November 29, 2016, 10:43:27 PM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 10:34:47 PM

Quote from: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 10:01:33 PM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 09:29:50 PM

Quote from: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 04:31:34 PM

I disagree yes voters realize this would be a prohibition like alcohol was in the US in the 1930 and POT is now. outlawed but millions use it anyway.

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 03:57:38 PM

The poll so far shows 63.3% of forum members have some sort of cognitive dissonance psychosis.

Really? Are you saying you're dependent/addicted to Bitcoin like a drug?

There are special treatment programs for alcoholics like AA. Maybe I should start a BA treatment program. LOL

All the more reason it's psycho to get on a public forum and say anything other than you would immediately stop using Bitcoin if your government told you too, right. ;)

Everything will be very difficult for the Government, because it was decided in the Government have some things that are definitely there in the bitcoin. But the Government also won't benefit greatly if using bitcoin, because they certainly wouldn't be able to attract a fee or tax in the bitcoin by automated means. But it all depends on the creators of the bitcoin, if the creators of the bitcoin appeared and took over may be different

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: mogrith on November 30, 2016, 04:40:25 AM

Way too late for me.

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 10:34:47 PM

Quote from: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 10:01:33 PM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 09:29:50 PM

Quote from: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 04:31:34 PM

I disagree yes voters realize this would be a prohibition like alcohol was in the US in the 1930 and POT is now. outlawed but millions use it anyway.

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on November 29, 2016, 03:57:38 PM

The poll so far shows 63.3% of forum members have some sort of cognitive dissonance psychosis.

Really? Are you saying you're dependent/addicted to Bitcoin like a drug?

There are special treatment programs for alcoholics like AA. Maybe I should start a BA treatment program. LOL

All the more reason it's psycho to get on a public forum and say anything other than you would immediately stop using Bitcoin if your government told you too, right. ;)

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: agamasrori on November 30, 2016, 09:36:21 PM

Quote from: mogrith on November 29, 2016, 10:04:31 PM

Don't know how many of you remember it used t be against the law in the US to have Gold. Jewellery was excepted but bars, coin etc could not be owned.

Although governnent not allowed us to own bitcoin, they can not do anything to prohibit us to own bitcoin, becouse bitcoin have anonimity that protect the users. I read in some articles that even us is starting to regulated bitcoin.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: triasel on December 01, 2016, 05:17:49 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

i think bitcoin not a crime so what a reason made illegal by your government, if this a happened i will use it whatever about goverment

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: MancyZz on December 03, 2016, 03:57:45 AM

Quote from: Quantus on September 26, 2016, 01:05:03 AM

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still ~~openly~~ support it?

i am not sure , i don't want spend my time like punishment because i am still a young
may be i will move to other coins

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: PokerFace3 on December 03, 2016, 02:56:40 PM

Quote from: abel1337 on November 28, 2016, 03:12:31 PM

Quote from: Zadicar on November 28, 2016, 03:01:29 PM

Quote from: gribble on November 28, 2016, 02:50:00 PM

But earlier, most of the European countries had cleared their stand on bitcoin to treat it as a 'digital asset'.

But now we are hearing complete new things. I believe this will not get implemented when more number of people finds the advantages and potential of bitcoins.

Yes, governments will be forced to listen people's choice, that is the reality as per history. So no need to worry, I believe.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: QuestionAuthority on December 03, 2016, 03:35:51 PM

Quote from: PokerFace3 on December 03, 2016, 02:56:40 PM

Quote from: abel1337 on November 28, 2016, 03:12:31 PM

Quote from: Zadicar on November 28, 2016, 03:01:29 PM

Quote from: gribble on November 28, 2016, 02:50:00 PM

Governments will be forced to listen to the people? What planet are you from? Some of the most democratic countries in history have not listened to their people until it was too late to stop the revolution.

Title: Re: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?
Post by: carlisle1 on December 03, 2016, 06:14:21 PM

not so sure but maybe yes i will still use and support bitcoin secretly, if ever it is already prohibited in my country I will find a way to keep in touch with my coin and will keep it on a desktop wallet despite that I will be punished badly if they caught and traced me using this bitcoin ;D but i don't think they will implement a strict law on bitcoin that they will punish you like hell.