How do you feel about the negative reputation of the bitcoin currency?

[QuestionAuthority]

Meh, we enjoy freedom and privacy, but the 3 billion-dollar question is, do the governments, banks, and the media respect it? No, no they don't. As long as they can get something into their pockets, they don't care what reputation they might damage just to get their goals. And do they think that bitcoin is the only money that is tainted with illegal activities? They're just blinded because fiat has a lot to offer to them, and has a lot of potential to make them rich.

My thoughts? Illegal activities are diverted towards bitcoin and is stressed upon while the wrong-doings in fiat is just ignored by the masses because of the governments, banks, and the media.

wouldnt it be great if on the year MTGox went down. media told the world about mtgox. but also stated the amount of police reports that were filed that year of people around the world being pickpocketed on the streets, debit card cloning and where people lost fiat due to bad wall street investments. reveal the number of police reports of people paying fiat to scam artists for timeshares, etc.

I understand the sentiment but I don't think it's a great idea to compare Bitcoin to other thefts and bad investments.

I can visualize the ad campaign now: Come join us in Bitcoinland! We're no worse than Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.

[codishmumu]

Everything can be used for good as well as bad. Bitcoin is not anonymous (at least not completely), so gradually the bad stuff should disappear.

Wait...

But I just opened my first wallet, and I don't feel there's any way of you people seeing my last name.

[Eastwind]

Who cares? As long as i use bitcoin for good purpose, people can't say that i'm also bad guy who use bitcoin.
I would tell people that bitcoin isn't currency for bad purpose & there are many good place which accept bitcoin.

When bitcoin is used more by good people like us, the reputation will enhance.

[kostya.ash]

I do not feel Bitcoin as something negative  Bitcoin is one of very popular crypto and many happy BTC users around the world is using it 

its your opinion, but many people think negativaly about bitcoin,
he said if bitcoin is destroyer of national currency ?

[BossMacko]

people who react negative about bitcoin are people who doesnt know the pros using bitcoin , just my opinion

[TastyChillySauce00]

people who react negative about bitcoin are people who doesnt know the pros using bitcoin , just my opinion

and probably they dont have bitcoin even 10k satoshi 

[Amph]

people who react negative about bitcoin are people who doesnt know the pros using bitcoin , just my opinion

and probably they dont have bitcoin even 10k satoshi 

or they sold it a the wrong time, like the troll on the speculation board and now they are mad as fuck against everything related to it

there will be always hated toward everything, from at least one person on the planet, therefore, better not worry about these individuals

[EternalWingsofGod]

No impact,
While all currencies can be used for negative things, they also can be used for positive ones, an increased awareness of the utility of Bitcoin and usability for the end user is what matters at the end of the day, perceptions can change.

[n2004al]

I feel bad, because I've been trying hard to introduce Bitcoin to the people.
But now, everyone would be hard to interested to use Bitcoin.

Don't make bad to yourself from something that has nothing to do with you - the opinion of the others for the bitcoin - and that cannot be changed if don't want to be changed even if don't see facts about the being bad of bitcoin or don't want to see that bitcoin is a wonderful and great invention. If they cannot understand that peer to peer from what is invented bitcoin is a revolutionary thing which will change radically the world of technologies connected with this, this is a fact that they or are unable to understand (this is not your fault and you must leave those in their wolrd) or don't want to understand (and in this case is in vain to talk with those).

In every case you have made the maximum for the bitcoin and you must be proud for this and not feeling bad.

[codishmumu]

people who react negative about bitcoin are people who doesnt know the pros using bitcoin , just my opinion

Very true, which is why we need to stop illegal activity being performed with our currency and shape up.

[RodeoX]

I like it! 

[randy8777]

well, i only focus on what bitcoin means for me. it's well known that a lot people still relate bitcoin to criminality and such. they simply don't know better.

[Hellacopter]

As I'm sure you all know, Bitcoin is a currency that allows users to make money or send money anonymously, with little to no concern of the government taxing your hard earnings, and not being able to know what a trade is revolved around. Bitcoin as of now has a reputation of being a dangerous asset to the world of illegal transaction (theft, scams, and overall illegal activity). There has been proof that bitcoins and other currencies similar such as altcoin and so on have been continuously tied to illegal activity.

My concern as an interested participant in the act to make this currency a well occupied currency is being threatened and truly compromised by people who still to this day sell and purchase illegal substances, and services. I constantly read people's trust commentary pages on how some users are "pedophiles" or sell stolen property. My only wish is that we get our acts together as adults, and prove to society that we are not criminals. We are just people that enjoy our privacy, enjoy being what we want, and enjoy freedom. Thank you.


Your thoughts?

There is a lot of ways to make illegal transactions with the other currencies, and scammers do it already everyday online and offline using Dollar and Euro currencies and so on. I don't see any specific relation about this and the Bitcoin especially. You think or believe that Bitcoin have a "negative" reputation because of this, it's just your own opinion , i don't think it's real fact.

[Wapinter]

Frankly speaking I dont care what others think of bitcoin and whether it has good or bad reputation.As long as it is beneficial to me in whatever ways,I will continue to use and support it

[leex1528]

When new things get brought into the environment you are always going to have a bad reputation.  There is no question about it.  One of the problems is a lot of people think Bitcoin is a get rich quick scheme.  Although this is probably true for some people there is so much more to Bitcoin than getting rich.

[Hugroll]

bitcoin doesnt really have a negative reputation imo. its just the criminal activitites associated with bitcoin that give it a bad name. but it also shows that bitcoin is anonymous so i guess thats a plus.

[Eastwind]

US dollar is also used in many criminal activities. Does it have negative reputations?

[mayax]

US dollar is also used in many criminal activities. Does it have negative reputations?

BTC is used 90% by the "black markets"(which includes HYIPs aka "Forex") . Without them, BTC would not exist or its value would be almost zero.

[BTChaintrader]

US dollar is also used in many criminal activities. Does it have negative reputations?

BTC is used 90% by the "black markets"(which includes HYIPs aka "Forex") . Without them, BTC would not exist or its value would be almost zero.

That's not true at all. 80-90% of the drugs are still sold for dollars or euros. HYIPs are very different than Forex and by the way, the biggest fraud we are seeing right now (at least the smart people are seeing) is happening on Wall Street with the help of FED, they all use dollars.


O did I mention that with the help of the dollar, US government is funding a lot of wars and killing a lot of people?

[rinhunter]

I dont care what people say and negative reputation about bitcoin as long as I can get and supplement my income through bitcoin.
but it is his reality bitcoin is more widely used for illegal things, and that's why bitcoin be like now.