And how would any government stop bitcoin? I have been here for 7 years and have yet to see a viable method for stopping bitcoin.
How, why, who

Please at least read the thread before posting. Throughout most of the world bitcoin is taxable. Consult your local government.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7850.msg22769414#msg22769414

In that case you would not pay. Capitol gains applies only to GAINS you made. Since you actually lost money you can file a LOSS. You have an offset to LOWER your taxes in that case.

Well those are the rules for using fiat because fiat is not yours. You may use dollars to store your wealth under the rules laid out by the owner/issuer, the federal reserve. So if you are into bitcoin as a way to get more fiat dollars then get used to following rules.
Bitcoin is not the problem, IMO. Neither is fiat. It is this back and forth that eats your profits. Besides, why would you want your fiat back when you have better money?

Think of it this way. If someone could "double" bitcoins then why would they need your bitcoins?

Assuming you mean the blockchain, you may also try "boot-strapping". That is downloading a copy of the blockchain outside of the wallet software. However, you must trust that download source. As mentioned above, core is your best bet. And it may not take as long as you think. It tends to download in spurts.

If you book through Expedia you can get most any hotel paid for in bitcoin. 

I don't know? Those are good questions to ask. I would not give up my U.S. citizenship but dual citizenship is worth looking at.  I suppose it could all go wrong when Vanuatu declares war on another island and I'm drafted into the army. lol

I'm considering this offer. Depending on tax liability it could be a good deal. 

If I understand correctly you would not. Bitcoin (and maybe your alt) are peer to peer and no centralized server is required. If you are up 24/7 then your network will have at least one node up all the time.  As people join your network it becomes stronger than a server based system because it is hugely redundant.

In a server system taking out the server takes the network offline. In a node system all nodes must be taken out to interrupt the network. It is a far more resilient idea.

An opinion + a number = An opinion.
The data are not available to make such a calculation. While they are obviously correct that an open Japan would likely raise the valuation, ascribing a number to that is total guesswork based on opinion not math.

I think you know the answer to this. 

Yep. This is just the beginning. Wait till bitcoin is really burning down the banks. They are going to freak out and say all sorts of crazy stuff. It's going to be beautiful.
 

I think a lot of you have not been to Africa. It is not what you seem to think. About 25% of Africans have Internet access and in places like S.A., Kenya, and Nigeria, access is about the same as China. Africa is not a "country" it is about 53 countries and they are each different.

I think you are right. The trolls know that their threads will get locked if discovered. It seem the new technique is to post a horror story and pretend to play an innocent victim.

This story is likely FUD BullShit.

Here is how many of them work.

Create a new coin and pre-mine 1 million of them.

Sell one coin to your best friend for $2.

Now go online and talk about your ICO. Because the price you established with your friend, you can claim your coin has a 2 million dollar market cap!

Buy back the coin from your friend the next day for $4. Now go back online and brag that your coin is up 100% in 24 hours!

  

The fact that we are on page 123 is the answer itself.

I wondered this also. So I'm going there to find out.

Many of thee reasons people think are not well founded. Africa is a happening place right now with a lot of tech projects. And Africans are already using forms of digital currency without banks. For example a commonly used form of money in Africa are cell phone minutes. They trade them with their phones rather than use them to talk. So you might buy something from a street vendor for 36 talk time minutes.

I'll have more to report when I get back to the states next year.

Something that a lot of people seem to think is that their dollars are "backed" by something. Since leaving the gold standard that is not the case. It's just a belief in the value that supports it. And even when the gold standard actually backed our money it meant little. Gold nuggets are just shinny rock that people think are valuable.

As far as having no legal power. I don't know what that means? When I make purchases online I only use bitcoin. If the counter-party fails to ship or whatever I have the exact same legal recourse as if I had used dollars.

so is bitcoin just numbers? Maybe that is all that money is? But one valueless bitcoin is worth $4800 valueless dollars, that's a fact.  

I agree that it will likely go over 6k, but why the hell would I trust you?