There's a lot of talk in the U.S. about government regulation of bitcoin. But how can that happen? And what would such a thing look like? Isn't bitcoin like any other foreign currency (essentially foreign to all countries)? Wouldn't "regulating" bitcoin in the U.S. be like "regulating" the euro in the U.S.?

I'm a long-time developer- professional experience in many languages, but very skilled at Ruby, JavaScript (+node). Lots of experience in security and cryptography.

I **REALLY** want to build or help build utilities and services to advance the use of Bitcoin

PM me if you have a project in mind or need help! Always willing to help and offer guidance, etc.

For the past few months, I've been trying to convince everyone I know to start using bitcoin, either as an investment or a currency for daily use. I see benefits in both fronts, though I tend to lean towards an investor mindset (comes naturally with my profession and my "savings-first" mentality.).   But I also see bitcoin as a solid currency in terms of ubiquity, speed, fees and control.

One question I keep getting stumped on, though, is: why would I ever spend bitcoin when I know it'll be worth more in the future?

I usually respond by saying: "by spending, the value of your other bitcoins will go up, so you should have a solid savings of BTC, but also spend some in order to help drive the market, much like any other currency."

Unfortunately, that argument doesn't always work. Do you guys have any other points I can make to convince people to use BTC in their daily transaction?