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

[manbitcoinlover]

Why do people not understand that they are the ones with the power. The masses cannot be contained if they all for one and one for all.
The government does not control you, we control them! If the government was to pull a dirty move like that the only thing left to do is protest 24/7 until they change it.

It reminds me of the occupy wall street protests, the crowd was protesting the wrong thing. Instead of protesting against the 1%, they should protest the government who passes dirty bills to increase tax and create inflation.

[altcoinnxt]

Yes it is illegal in my country. 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?

[Blitzboy]

I don't think that I will continue to use bitcoins if its declared illegal by Government as it may put me in risk and if I got caught using it then they might think that I am involved into illegal activities and may start treating me as a criminal so in that case I will prefer to stop using bitcoins.

Well in my opinion, if the government gives restrictions about bitcoin, I won't easily accept that because to me, bitcoin has become an important part in my live. I won't give up on it that simple and I've been thinking of two ways to turn this law down. I maybe run a protest to against this or maybe I just keep using it because it's not an easy task for the government to track down who uses bitcoin.

[Aamir1]

this is an interesting question in my opinion and there are a bunch of interesting replies but i think it comes down to how hard will be banned or made illegal.

and as someone who lives in a country that still has no rule about bitcoin and there has only been talk about it i fear these things but i guess i will continue holding some in my cold storage in any case but reduce my usage.

For me it would totally depend on the situations of my country because if i find others using it without any serious notice then i would do that too, but if i found someone being punished for using it in a bad way then i may stop using it.

[pereira4]

It will be the final test to see if people still use it once the governments make it illegal all over the world. If people get scared and stop using it then ti will mean bitcoin failed, because bitcoin is supposed to resist all government attacks and keep working no matter what happens. It would suck if it gets reduced to a tiny amount of people using it. Sure you can claim bitcoin still wins because the technology works, but what's the point if only a few people use it? the idea is to take over the world.

[error08]

I will still use bitcoin, there are regulations to banned some illegal activities in every country but it never can be stopping people to do those things. Actually, in my country already band some sites that consider bad thing, but by using vpn people could visit the site.
Luckily bitcoin is digital currency that bring many advantages for us, so gov won't ever ban bitcoin I think.

[stomachgrowls]

I will still use bitcoin, there are regulations to banned some illegal activities in every country but it never can be stopping people to do those things. Actually, in my country already band some sites that consider bad thing, but by using vpn people could visit the site.
Luckily bitcoin is digital currency that bring many advantages for us, so gov won't ever ban bitcoin I think.

Well  it depends on a certain country  on  how  they treat  bitcoin,  if they saw   that  bitcoins  is a  threat for them  then  they  would surely  ban  it. As  you said  people  would really still  use  it no matter   how the government would   restrict   because  there are lots of  ways to access without  being chased, as  long  there are  internet and VPN we  could  access  whatever we want  , just be sure  that they dont catch you.

[Oilacris]

I will still use bitcoin, there are regulations to banned some illegal activities in every country but it never can be stopping people to do those things. Actually, in my country already band some sites that consider bad thing, but by using vpn people could visit the site.
Luckily bitcoin is digital currency that bring many advantages for us, so gov won't ever ban bitcoin I think.

Well  it depends on a certain country  on  how  they treat  bitcoin,  if they saw   that  bitcoins  is a  threat for them  then  they  would surely  ban  it. As  you said  people  would really still  use  it no matter   how the government would   restrict   because  there are lots of  ways to access without  being chased, as  long  there are  internet and VPN we  could  access  whatever we want  , just be sure  that they dont catch you.

If they catch   you then you will end  up on  jail and  you will leave  your   family behind. If  government would  banned  bitcoin in your country better not to  force yourself  because  you cant still  use  bitcoin  on  your  place but  you could  possibly cash out  it  on a different  place if you have  a friends  on   other  country on which  bitcoins is  not   banned yet.

[puremage111]

yea i will, because my government is not smart therefore i won't listen to him xd

[hurain]

this is an interesting question in my opinion and there are a bunch of interesting replies but i think it comes down to how hard will be banned or made illegal.

and as someone who lives in a country that still has no rule about bitcoin and there has only been talk about it i fear these things but i guess i will continue holding some in my cold storage in any case but reduce my usage.

For me it would totally depend on the situations of my country because if i find others using it without any serious notice then i would do that too, but if i found someone being punished for using it in a bad way then i may stop using it.

yes that is a fact as we can see that there are still so many other activities but still people are practicing them, just like that i will also like to continue using bitcoin if the government is not taking some serious action against the users of bitcoin and such situation i think i will like to leave my country and migrate to that area where the use of bitcoin is legal.

[South Park]

Although it will pain me to do so I will stop to use bitcoin since I will not want to risk jail time since the jails in my county are really a place you don't want to be in.

Well actually, to be honest with you, I'd rather do the things I know that I'd be happy with even if in the end it means jail time rather be a prisoner on this wide world that I'm "free" but being constantly monitored by the fucked up government. Also, why would I care if they made it as an illegal stuff? I mean, it's just a piece of cryptographical masterpiece lol. They are scared of getting dominated by anarchists believing in decentralization.

I admire your bravery and your determination but I did not mean that I will give up my soul to the governments of the world just that I will stop using bitcoin if it were to be made illegal, if possible I will just switch to another crypto.

[nara1892]

this is an interesting question in my opinion and there are a bunch of interesting replies but i think it comes down to how hard will be banned or made illegal.

and as someone who lives in a country that still has no rule about bitcoin and there has only been talk about it i fear these things but i guess i will continue holding some in my cold storage in any case but reduce my usage.

For me it would totally depend on the situations of my country because if i find others using it without any serious notice then i would do that too, but if i found someone being punished for using it in a bad way then i may stop using it.

probably I will do the same, but it depends on how strong the government bans bitcoins. if they don't seriously look for bitcoin users, but just announce the rule with no action, I'd like to think before stop using bitcoin. but in other side, if the government look for bitcoin users every day in a nimble way and they arrest those users they find, probably I will stop using bitcoin as soon as possible.

[ipanks]

i still using bitcoin while its illegal by my governments, i think if as long as i don't make illegal transaction while using bitcoin, i think the government will understand beside that the government is really hard to know what i have to do with my bitcoin.

[Doms]

I am not entirely sure if my government even gives much of a damn about bitcoin, but if ever the day comes that they ban bitcoin for some reasons, I would continue holding it and just do my purchases online. It was meant to be a global currency so I am making use of it no matter what. But banning bitcoin altogether would just be stupid because it halts our progression towards a world where digital currency could become king.

[Fatanut]

yea i will, because my government is not smart therefore i won't listen to him xd

Apparently no matter how dumb your government is, anyone can still sue you if they find you doing something illegal. You will still be in jail when someone reports you. Your president isn't the one judging in the court room, it would be a different set of people. Nevertheless, it's quite easy to hide your identity anyway so no worries as long as no one catches you in the act and takes a photo of you.

[mogrith]

I think it's very unlikely but what if USD was outlawed and you could only use bitcoin? Would you give up all usd?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1678287.msg16853062#msg16853062

Calexit part of platform is to use bitcoin not USD

[R3ffun]

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 wiil stay use it , and i support it ..
i feel nothing wrong about bitcoin so goverment no need to ban it .. maybe there is chance but little

[R3ffun]

yea i will, because my government is not smart therefore i won't listen to him xd

i disagree for your opinion about goverment isn't smart , goverment just do not know about bitcoin so need to education for goverment about bitcoin ..

[mastica]

I dont agree with several measures the government does take and make, soo going against bitcoin is something i wont agree, and i will still use, since im not doing nothing to damage the current fiat system.

[aso118]

I dont agree with several measures the government does take and make, soo going against bitcoin is something i wont agree, and i will still use, since im not doing nothing to damage the current fiat system.

That argument won't wash in court. People may disagree with paying taxes, but they pay taxes all the same. This is to avoid getting punished for breaking the law. The same logic holds good if Bitcoin is made illegal too.