How to convince my dad that Bitcoin is a trustful currency ?

[pinoycash]

Give him some bitcoins and direct him to casino to enjoy and he will surely comeback for more and once he sees his winnings and convert it to fiat he will see the value of BTC

[equator]

Here is the story: My dad just found out that I am storing bitcoin and he try to prevent me from using this crypto. This is absolutely the worst situation I have ever had since I started used Bitcoin. I am living in the country which bad guys abuse Bitcoin for illegal activities. Therefore, most of the people here who do not have a proper knowledge about bitcoin believe bitcoin as a stupid, dummy coin or even MLM. My dad is one of them. Any solution to solve this problem ? It is quite hard though because I am still a teenager so it is extremely difficult to persuade him
Thanks in advance

I think that now you are in Hero Member Rank, and you are in Bitcoin world for more then 6 months , so you should be knowing full benefits of Bitcoin then it should not be problem for you to defend you position against your father. You can tell him the good features of Bitcoin and its uses and show them how many country have started to accept bitcoin and its uses.

[n2004al]

Here is the story: My dad just found out that I am storing bitcoin and he try to prevent me from using this crypto. This is absolutely the worst situation I have ever had since I started used Bitcoin. I am living in the country which bad guys abuse Bitcoin for illegal activities. Therefore, most of the people here who do not have a proper knowledge about bitcoin believe bitcoin as a stupid, dummy coin or even MLM. My dad is one of them. Any solution to solve this problem ? It is quite hard though because I am still a teenager so it is extremely difficult to persuade him
Thanks in advance

Show him all the article of coindesk, cointelegraph etc. Show him that bitcoin is legalized in big countries like USA and Russia. Show him even that Russia initially banned him but 2 years after change mind and has clasified it as a foreign currency (legalising it). Ask him to convince you why bitcoin is a bad thing and discuss with him about this continually. Show him the value of bitcoin in time and explain him that cannot be possible to be such increase of price for something that has not value or is dirty.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Give him some bitcoins and direct him to casino to enjoy and he will surely comeback for more and once he sees his winnings and convert it to fiat he will see the value of BTC

Or probably getting pissed off and kick OP's ass immediately after directing him to play in the casino with bitcoin. Not all parents love to see their kid playing gambling but the majority of them will forbid their kids to play gambling. So your advice is kind of very risky unless his dad is really into gambling and even let their kids play it

[al0729]

try to tell him the truth , better to feel free to see him your workstation to trust you on your what your doing in world of bitcoin . Just convince your Dad and see him that theres nothing bad on what you doing

[avikz]

Why do you need to convince your dad about bitcoin? and who said, that bitcoin is a trustful coin?? WHose trust you are bestowing upon bitcoin. Bitcoin is a decentralized currency and no one actually controls them. Bitcoin is not backed by any asset.

However, bitcoin is backed up by people's trust and that is the only factor about bitcoin. Don't convince your dad to invest in bitcoin. Try with your own money. So that you won't have to worry about food even if you loose all your savings in to bitcoin. 

[FaucetRank.com]

Here is the story: My dad just found out that I am storing bitcoin and he try to prevent me from using this crypto. This is absolutely the worst situation I have ever had since I started used Bitcoin. I am living in the country which bad guys abuse Bitcoin for illegal activities. Therefore, most of the people here who do not have a proper knowledge about bitcoin believe bitcoin as a stupid, dummy coin or even MLM. My dad is one of them. Any solution to solve this problem ? It is quite hard though because I am still a teenager so it is extremely difficult to persuade him
Thanks in advance

First of all you have to teach your father that what is Bitcoin and how it is regulated in market and how Bitcoins are generated. Untill you tell your father about Bitcoin basics than how will they understand your point? Than tell them that Bitcoin is not centralized and not regulated by any central authority or any Government institution and also tell them that Bicoin can not be hacked so it is secure to hold. You can convince them saying that it can make him reach if you invest some money and hold it for long time.

Though your father maybe also correct because converting all your money into Bitcoin is also not a wise decision so you should also try to understand him.

[darklus123]

If the following list was followed then your good.
-bitcoin you store is your earnings and not his
-let him see where you do you used some of your stored btc
-As long has he sees that your doing good of handling your own income and he sees what are the benefits you got from it then your good

[Tanic]

If the following list was followed then your good.
-bitcoin you store is your earnings and not his
-let him see where you do you used some of your stored btc
-As long has he sees that your doing good of handling your own income and he sees what are the benefits you got from it then your good

That's the right strategy. Maybe I would add to that list to give to dad all passwords to bitcoin wallets to he could control where you spend coins. Or maybe to cash out your coins on his card.

[GMPoison]

The day that you figure out how to answer that question and be able to scale it to the masses is the day you change the world. Communicating bitcoin to people is one of the most important issues - I think at least - that we must address and work on improving.

[Bitcoinsummoner]

Until now i never told my father about bitcoin because he is thinking that that bitcoin is scam.. its been a year but i am still not telling him about bitcoin but i mention it before..
Maybe he can discover the benefits of bitcoin because we are growing and i think he will regret in the future. if he is late of knowing about bitcoin..
If i can say already that bitcoin is trusted well he should research since he has knowledge to run many computers as admin in her office so it will be interested if many people here in country are using it..

[tunctioncloud]

Tell him that you do not trust in Bitcoin (that may be quite surprising but I think it is the solution, let me explain it). Tell him that it is for you just some toy that you are using to make extra cash by posting on a forum, that you will not put all your savings into Bitcoin, that you just like to earn some extra cash. You can stop here, or if you want to convert him, you can go further, by impressing it. In order to do so, order something online using Bitcoin. This is generally a good way to impress people, as they will now sense that Bitcoin is real money.

[serjent05]

Give him some bitcoins and direct him to casino to enjoy and he will surely comeback for more and once he sees his winnings and convert it to fiat he will see the value of BTC

Or probably getting pissed off and kick OP's ass immediately after directing him to play in the casino with bitcoin. Not all parents love to see their kid playing gambling but the majority of them will forbid their kids to play gambling. So your advice is kind of very risky unless his dad is really into gambling and even let their kids play it

I think the father will be getting pissed and Bitcoin will have a  more negative impact to his dad's view.  It is not risky but actually stupid suggestion.  It will never help him to make his Dad understand about the legalities and good side of bitcoin.  Giving Bitcoin to his Dad to play in Casino to prove that bitcoin is not illegal LOL.

It is always best to start with the basic.  But first in order for one camp to listen, the boy must listen to his father first.  Then present his case with all the proof that bitcoin is not the way his father know it.  Look for an iconic actor or actress that believe in bitcoin as example.

[severaldetails]

From the way I read it, dad has already made up his mind.
I don't think there is much you can do about that.
But you can explain to him, that your money is yours, and you can use it the way you think it's best.
Maybe you even have bitcoin as an investment. Adults like the word 'investment' for some reason.
He might accept that you use your money as investment.

[millgates]

Just tell your dad that bitcoin was regulated in some countries. Also bitcoin is better than fiat, your bitcoin value will not decrease becouse the amount is limited so no inflation in it.

[diegz]

Just tell your dad that bitcoin was regulated in some countries. Also bitcoin is better than fiat, your bitcoin value will not decrease becouse the amount is limited so no inflation in it.

It's not easy to convince people who are not willing to listen. Whatever we tell them, as long as they are are not open and willing to understand  what we are saying, it won't work. Actually we don't need to convince them, we just need them to understand bitcoin. Explaining both sides of bitcoin, like advantage and disadvantages, the price drops and price increases, and the hacks and dramas.

[NEWGOODOUBLE]

Give him some bitcoins and direct him to casino to enjoy and he will surely comeback for more and once he sees his winnings and convert it to fiat he will see the value of BTC

I think it is a way to make them interested in using bitcoin, while proving that bitcoin is a credible currency you have to prove that by using or investing with bitcoin you can get security and profit

[Xester]

I guess theres no other way to convince your dad since the mindset of old people are fixed and sometimes they wont listen to younger ones. The only thing you can do is that you need to multiply your capital and withdraw it then show your dollars to your dad. Profit can convince everybody and even if you cannot convince him to use bitcoin then at least he will allow you engage in bitcoin. But if still he is not convinced then just do it in secret.

[KennyR]

Give him some bitcoins and direct him to casino to enjoy and he will surely comeback for more and once he sees his winnings and convert it to fiat he will see the value of BTC

I think it is a way to make them interested in using bitcoin, while proving that bitcoin is a credible currency you have to prove that by using or investing with bitcoin you can get security and profit

Try to explain him about the acceptance in big corporate firms, the successful technology behind it, the variation in price happening in accordance to time. Also the raising market capital and adoption from low level common men. Importantly explain how it overcame scenarios when people indicated it as a failed technology with its advantageous features. Sure your dad too will soon becomes a bitcoin user.

[Text]

If I am in your position, I will understand my father's side but I can explain it carefully so he can understand me too. It is hard to convince a person if he has no interest in a certain thing. According to your post, all he recognize that bitcoin is use for illegal activities, so show him the good side of bitcoin and the other use of it.