Link:
http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-reasons-bitcoin-hoarders-are-screwed/I read Cracked for the lolz, not in the expectation of accurate reporting or wise counsel. So I'm not too incensed by the article. But it is rather lazy.
Point #4 (working backwards like they do) is irrelevant to anyone with half a brain. I'm very happy to brag, fate be damned, that no one is EVER going to steal my bitcoins. It's NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. But yeah, if you don't know what you're doing (hmm I'll keep 'em all on MtGox
) you'd better not hoard any.
Point #3 has of course been done to death over the years. It's ghash NOW but it was Deepbit a long time ago, then BTC Guild, then ASICminer, then BTC Guild again, now it's kind of ghash and BTC guild combined. And they all know it's in their interests not to get 51% (or if they temporarily do, not to do mean things to the network with it)
Point #2 - well, yeah. So what?
Point #1 - it's as anonymous as you're willing to learn how to make it, just like, re #4, It's as safe as you're willing to learn how to make it. And this actually ties in to point #2. If you really consider paying taxes as the worst thing in the world, you have the means to evade them if you take your security and anonymity seriously. For myself, I'll be happy to use all the tried and tested methods that fall under the term 'avoidance' (legal yay!) rather than 'evasion' (legal boo!). In particular, I'll spend BTC rather than fiat whenever it is possible (and I have no more fiat left), and when it isn't, I'll convert BTC to fiat in as small quantities as possible. Not likely to go over CGT allowance there I reckon.
