EU = stupid

[Jet Cash]

I don't think they are stupid, they are trying to protect their insolvent banks. They've just passed a law allowing banks to transfer people's savings to the capital assets of the banks. Merkel has just ripped off Greece to try to save the dying German Douchebank, who has the largest exposure to junk derivatives of any bank. Of course they want to stop people using Bitcoin as a store for their savings.

[gkv9]

I don't think they are stupid, they are trying to protect their insolvent banks. They've just passed a law allowing banks to transfer people's savings to the capital assets of the banks. Merkel has just ripped off Greece to try to save the dying German Douchebank, who has the largest exposure to junk derivatives of any bank. Of course they want to stop people using Bitcoin as a store for their savings.

They are stupid, because you can't stop people from using anything, it's their right, their freedom, their independence to do whatever they wish to...
They are paying taxes to live there, paying bills and everything to the government, so you can't say government isn't getting anything from them...
Bitcoins aren't anything that's related to some terrorism or some bad things due to which they are stopping everyone using it...

[a7mos]

OK, they can do whatever they want and we can use bitcoin as we want.
Bitcoin is already illegal in some countries. And people from these countries did not stop using it

[orryde]

Its impossible to unite countries that are so diverse with one currency.
Maybe it's the same story with Bitcoin.

[bryant.coleman]

OK, they can do whatever they want and we can use bitcoin as we want.
Bitcoin is already illegal in some countries. And people from these countries did not stop using it

Illegal in the sense that banks are not allowed to co-operate with the Bitcoin-based businesses. The Bitcoin users are still able to trade their coins for fiat or vice-versa. But if the banks refuse to open savings accounts for Bitcoin-based businesses and startups, then it will create a lot of hardship for the owners of these ventures.

[orryde]

OK, they can do whatever they want and we can use bitcoin as we want.
Bitcoin is already illegal in some countries. And people from these countries did not stop using it

Illegal in the sense that banks are not allowed to co-operate with the Bitcoin-based businesses. The Bitcoin users are still able to trade their coins for fiat or vice-versa. But if the banks refuse to open savings accounts for Bitcoin-based businesses and startups, then it will create a lot of hardship for the owners of these ventures.

In today's world we do not even NEED banks to put our money in. There are plenty of services where you can keep your money safely online.