As these regulations roll out we (bitcoin peers) need to be vocal in shaping the law. The best way to express our will in the financial arena is with our money. Refuse to pay high fees, do not use systems that limit control of your BTC ; in short, preserve the financial freedom bitcoin can offer. It may even come to acts of civil disobedience. 

If bitcoin goes mainstream, there will be huge efforts to take it from the hands of peers and make meta money off of it. The banks are very powerful and when one sees how they run right over governments, it is easy to see that you bitcoin peers are a tiny speck of dirt to them.
Satoshi gave you a tool, but you have to do the work. The real fight for bitcoin is about to begin. Let's work with regulators or the banks will decide the future of bitcoin.   

I think it looks good! Thanks for your contribution to the community. 

very dollar-centric theory. What about pounds, Euros, yen, etc.

When I woke up and saw the price I did not think "wow, over $54" I thought "wow, over £36". This is a global phenomena.

That seems like a worthy and profitable goal.
No I do not run an exchange. I was only trying to spare a fellow peer from the savagery of the general discussions area. Many, many, people show up there and make one of their first posts about they have determined that bitcoin is a ponzi. Or they ask for a loan, or accuse someone of being a scammer. 
Not saying you. But a blanket statement about exchanges being scams will not be well received. It only takes a little reading and the application of some common sense to see the real scams.

1. Don't "invest" in bitcoin, use it.
2. Don't ask for a loan.
3. Use existing systems. Don't think PayPal will somehow work this time. 
4. Don't "invest" in any bitcoin business without knowing the underwear size of the company principals.

You are right to fear scammers. Where there is money, there are scams. But not everyone is. And the exchanges have less incentive to scam as they are legitimately profitable.

Consider it time to think before posting. Your idea about a post describing the exchanges as scams is a good example. You will be derided for posting such a topic.
Instead you might want to learn more about how exchanges work, and the various difficulties of working with fiat money.

Hi Peer!

Is this as important a document as I think?

+1
Source: anonymous guy in chatroom.
Action: gamble money on his advice.

Doesn't look right.

Omg, what am I thinking. lol
Yes, Euros.

I thought about this before. My countermeasure is to store a text file with instructions about how to use the wallet.dat file on the same USB drive. I also have shown my wife what to do.

Nice! Thanks for your contribution.

They do have a large influence in the bitcoin economy because of their huge size. But it is not an enforceable monopoly. It is what the market has decided via the choices of users.
Any day a competitor could arrive and change everything.

I have a few hour layover at schiphol airport and I would like to stretch my legs an grab a bite to eat in one of my favorite cities. If possible I'd like to buy a few guilder to pay for dinner.

Poor OP, he did say he understands the risks and is willing to accept them. Let him do as he wishes. It's his business.
 

Wow, maybe they have given up? lol

I would still be very careful. Bitcoin chargeback is the most common scam I see here.

Hmmm. more importantly, how do the secret societies and the gray aliens play into this. 

Interesting. Now tell them the item is bitcoin and see what happens. PayPal also has a policy against any digital currency being traded. Your account can be locked and it can take a long time to get your money out upon locking.

You can try, but when you have been ripped off don't expect much sympathy from the peers in this forum. 

Worst kept secret in bitcoin. lol

Check the forums, sadly it happens every day.   

If you sell bitcoins for paypal then this is what is likely to happen.

Send bitcoins and receiver sends paypal cash.

Receiver now does a chargeback on the money sent and reclaims his/her money.

Sender now has no bitcoin, no money, and no recourse, as PayPal will never help anyone with a bitcoin related claim. Remember bitcoin competes directly with bitcoin.

DO NOT USE PayPal!!!!