If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it?

[iv4n]

We can make some conclusions, governments can't do nothing about bitcoins for now. They can just watch and do nothing. They can make using bitcoins illegal in some countries but that is all they can do.
We will find a way to skip some laws, we will use VPN or there will be invented some new way to hide your address and your actions on internet.
I hope we will not come to this, it's better everything to be normal and simple.

[bamboylee]

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still openly support it?

I will still support and use bitcoin even if my government bans it. I will just be careful not to let them catch me. There are a lot of illegal things that can be harmful to others and people are still doing it.  I think bitcoin is for the good of people and making it illegal is taking it backwards.

[jukka]

it really would depend on the possible sentence of course.

[Jazal]

Yes of course. If a government of an entire sovereign nation feels threatened by Bitcoin doesn't that just reaffirm its power and value? There's huge political potential with Bitcoin, what would happen if a small African country wanted to start selling oil for Bitcoin?

[Doamader]

The government doesnt represent me, soo why would i accept anything they try to input with heavy measures? We do live in century XXI were we are free to speak and share our opinion, if i were stealing i would accept any punishement, if im working and investing the money i earn from my work into bitcoin i cant be judge, as its my risk and my work taking the risk, it wont affect those. They should take care about the real problems, and bitcoin i doubt is part of them.

[Ritchy]

I would most likely still use BTC, because I have more faith in BTC then in most currencies right now.

[gkv9]

It won't bother me whether it's legal or illegal, but if it's Bitcoin, I would definitely use it...
The only reason I am gonna use it for, would be it's ease of use in the way of sending/receiving it...

[4x4et]

Bitcoin won't be made illegal because it helps world economy, which is fallen.

If there were no more values to gain, the world would crumble down.

It's like a game when you have the last level to reach and then the game is over.

With Bitcoin, there have been added more new levels.

[lottery248]

for me, man, i would gotta engage a riot to bring back the freedom of trading, because bitcoin is the proof of freedom; with bitcoin banned, people would not be covered by the innovation as well.

Bitcoin won't be made illegal because it helps world economy, which is fallen.

If there were no more values to gain, the world would crumble down.

It's like a game when you have the last level to reach and then the game is over.

With Bitcoin, there have been added more new levels.

not all the way, bitcoins are depending on banks as bitcoin is being traded as fiats as of now.

[ashiqdey]

atleast i should sell my bitcoin till i retired from bitcoin even if it is banned my government. I have no desire to make loss in bitcoin world i would continuously use it even for 1 year if I can't sell my bitcoin and get real money instread of bitcoin. and i do have many faucets and giveaway subscription so before quitting bitcoin i have quit those first because bitcoin would come in my wallet and I would never use those.

[carlerha]

If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still openly support it?

i would still use bitcoin even the government has made bitcoin illegal but they will not can track my activity with bitcoin and of course i will support bitcoin forever and ever.

hope that our government will understand the situation and importance of bitcoin so they are not going to bane it and hope that they will support bitcoin and will facilitate it more and more.

[shamzblueworld]

I think it will depend upon the amount of BTC I have and/or I'm earning. No point getting into trouble if I am earning satos from faucets. But If I own a good amount and/or in business with some amount or doing a trade or anything, then I'll probably keep using it.

[_Miracle]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country

[4x4et]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country

wow..I didn't even know that so many countries banned bitcoin...it's crazy

[Harlot]

I think it will depend upon the amount of BTC I have and/or I'm earning. No point getting into trouble if I am earning satos from faucets. But If I own a good amount and/or in business with some amount or doing a trade or anything, then I'll probably keep using it.

The legality of something does not depend on the amount you have. For exempla you still have the same felony commited whether you get caught with a pack or block of Cocaine. But you still have a point there as Businesses that only run with bitcoin won't be taxable as bitcoin is not the legal money that your country is currently circulating.

[paijem]

In my country for now bitcoin is legal.Bitcoin is place to find a money for signature in here we only advertise the signature or trading it same like other currency. if bitcoin is illegal maybe i am stop to using bitcoin because ilelgal same want to going to jail.

[Lucius]

I continued to use it even if it was banned by the government.They can ban BTC only in principle,but as to individuals who use it for their personal use I think they can not do anything seriously.

Another thing is public use,buying or selling something for BTC or trading on local bitcoins.If your government say that BTC is illegal,then there is no sense to do such things.Unless you prefer to pay fines or visit a local prison.

[serjent05]

I will not use it if it is declared as illegal.  Illegal stuff when done have punishment and i don't want to waste my energy to something that will bring distruction to me and my family.  Better safe than sorry.  Besides even if I accumulated millions of bitcoin, and was tracked by the government, all this bitcoins will be consfiscated and all my effort will be in vain.

[Farma]

I think it will depend upon the amount of BTC I have and/or I'm earning. No point getting into trouble if I am earning satos from faucets. But If I own a good amount and/or in business with some amount or doing a trade or anything, then I'll probably keep using it.

I used to look for and use bitcoin as a means of transaction, when it was turned into an illegal in my country, maybe I'll keep looking and using bitcoin. Well, I do not care about that, because I believe that using bitcoin correctly it is not illegal

[crazyivan]

Well I consider crypto a hobby and I really enjoy in that hobby. It was made illegal, I d still use it. After all, the whole idea of crypto revolves about rebellion against authority so YES, I d stay in even if they d tell me to stay out.