Some 30 or 40 years ago, it was possible to have an anonymous ban account in Austria. I guess times have changed, but the people not so much. I'm sure plenty of Austrians will fight this.

Sorry, but I don't like the idea of mixing a wallet and a some kind of a social network.

Besides, I don't understand who could use such an app. I've never done any transaction with anyone on my social networks. I don't pay my friends, and they're not paying me for my friendship.

Looks promising. Does anyone know of a shop which uses that solution?
Thanks.

I wonder about the crime reporting field. Should I only report there my financial crimes, or should I report my sexual crimes as well?

It happens that I live one full month using cash only, and I'll live this way forever. I won't use my cards nor BTC simply because I don't want my payments to be recorded anywhere. It would be just stupid to store in a blockchain, or a database anywhere, all my payments at grocery stores.

This is just another reason to stick to the big and oldest exchanges, and avoid their newbies competitors. The same rules apply to some EMIs which only accept remote account opening. Better go out to the high street, and open an account at the bank which has the largest building. This is a XIX° century rule, but it's still valid today.

It's a new plan for the ECB because last year, after several years of quantitative easing (another form of printing money), they had tried to tighten the money supply, but that didn't worked as expected, so they're back to their old dirty habits. I guess a man like Trump would approve, but I can't help wondering how is this going to end?

Besides, regarding the future of the EU, here's an excellent article with plenty to worry about:

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-italian-banks/

2 weeks ago, I drove from Timisoara (Romania) to Brastislava (Slovakia). I drove through 3 different countries, but it was one single country some 150 years ago. Countries come and go, it will be the same with the EU.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ecb-policy/ecb-pushes-out-rate-hike-offers-cheap-cash-to-banks-idUSKCN1QO0MH

The European Union is sinking, with the UK's leaving this month, but its central bank has a new plan to save it: print more money, and give it away to all its failing banks. I think that if the ECB was a doctor, it would get the most dangerous virus there is, and spread it to the entire population.

This is the kind of news which makes you happy to own BTC...

Global warming is very real, you can see it if you travel a lot like I do, and compare with how it was like, only a few decades ago. I've been flying several times over the Alps without seeing any snow, that would have been impossible 50 years ago.

Now, what are the facts: mining consumes a lot of energy, right? But who's at fault, here? It's not mining, it's greed. I don't know how many miners there are, but if there was only a tenth of all miners (90% energy saved), BTC would be working just as well. Nobody would notice any difference. Correct me if I'm wrong.

The question should be: who wants this. As a BTC user, I don't. I'm very satisfied with banks and exchanges as they are. My only hope would be to see shops, real brick and mortar stores, buying and selling BTC a bit like silver coins or gold.

That's navel-gazing at its best! We are just one species among million others. The Earth, Nature existed way before the human race appeared, and this is what matters. The human race went so far as to invent society and make most people believe it's more important than Nature. It isn't.

I don't answer personal questions. Just telling you it can be done, and travelling is so cheap these days, that it doesn't much to check it out. You may also open a bank account in Armenia or Dubai. If you do travel most of the year as you say, you'll find it easy.

It's not so easy. You can bank in Montenegro like I do (no AEOI), but very few exchanges will wire money there. And you can't use an intermediary like Transferwise or Payoneer.

Sounds funny when a newbie tells you you shall not use some exchanges which have been hugely popular for years...
I've been using 2 of the exchanges listed above for more than 3 years, with full satisfaction.

Who buys gold?
Central banks, Indians, rich Arabs. In Europe, gold is very, very regulated. In some countries, every transaction has to be declared, and sometimes, it's also taxed. It's a bit better in the US, but not by much. Gold also requires you to rent a deposit box at your bank, and it's hugely difficult to travel with. Shares or cryptocurrencies, which you can trade online, are a much smarter choice for the individual.

Following my instinct?
What kind of man are you?

When it comes to chasing women, or buying fruits at the grocery store, I've always followed my instinct, but I have absolutely no instinct to tell me that today XMR will go up or down. And I don't think any man has instinct for that.

This is why I would never use a new or a small exchange. I use Bitfinex, Binance, Kraken, Poloniex... Only services which have been around for several years, with thousands of users to prove their business is real, and functions properly.

Great. I didn't know those devices were available in such a small size. Should be good for 15 people.

Who wants to use the service of a Belorussian provider?
I don't. Nor would anyone from Western Europe or America.
Maybe Russian or Serbs, but that's about it.

We don't need tokens, stocks have been digitalized already. I remember seeing stock certificates years ago, but nowadays trading cryptocurrencies or stocks on an online platform is exactly the same thing.