Wearing Bitcoin Clothing in Public

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

You can actually wear a T-shirt with the Bitcoin symbol without telling people if you invested in Bitcoin or not. In fact, you can even act as a Bitcoin enthusiast but not yet invest because the capital is not yet available to you. Also, depending on the country you find yourself in will also determine the risk you are putting yourself in. I have not actually worn a Bitcoin T-shirt in public, but I have displayed some Bitcoin advertisements in my shop because I accept Bitcoin payments. That's enough reason for most people to know that I hold Bitcoin, but I am just being very careful in what I do.

[Gormicsta]

Has anyone ever tried wearing a Bitcoin clothing in public? I wore mine to an event earlier this week and noticed that most of the young age people were looking at it. One person even asked me if I owned a Bitcoin(which I've answered him ). It just popped into my mind that is it making myself vulnerable to bad people? We are aware that we should keep quiet if we own Bitcoin because of the risk that someone will hurt us or target us so that they could get our Bitcoin.

For me I really don't think it's a bad thing creating some sort of awareness about Bitcoin. In one way you could also be helping some persons too in the sense that, by flagging a Bitcoin inscribed clothing, you're simply creating a harmless awareness about Bitcoin, and you never can tell, you might just have someone there who's got interest in Bitcoin but don't know where to start or who to ask, if such a person happens to meet the wrong person, then we know how that would probably turn out. But when such a person sees you, without hesitation, he'd simply ask you and make his inquiries from you, and that way you'd be helping such a person by just wearing a Bitcoin inscribed Clothing. Just like every other things, whatever has advantages also has its disadvantages. But I don't think there's any point hiding what you do, bitcoiners are not criminals that should be hiding in the dark. Soon enough, Bitcoin would be taking over the economy and we can't do that trying to hide in the shadows and afraid to make people know what we do just because we're afraid of being preyed on by scammers. Whether you're a Bitcoiner or not, if you put yourself in a compromising position that scammers could easily take advantage of, then without hesitation, they will.

[Ben Barubal]

This is not a good way of spreading information about bitcoin because we don't know that the individuals who are asking about bitcoin are loyal with or not. Actually sharing your success with others means that you are revealing yourself to them to put your lives in danger. We can also share bitcoin knowledge online but wearing cloths of bitcoin will not give you any profit instead making your life threaten by hackers and haters.

Share your ideas about bitcoin with relatives is good idea to spread information among them but don't show them that you are also a bitcoin holders and hide all your success from others to an extent to which you can. One cannot bear the profitability of others so why we share profit with others to make our investment more risky and insecure.

  The person who just wore clothes with a Bitcoin logo will immediately put himself in danger. Do you really think like that? Does that mean that if I wear a branded T-shirt, others will immediately think that I am a rich person? Unless, while wearing a shirt with a Bitcoin logo on it, you say that you have Bitcoin holdings, then I can say that I am in danger.

  Here in our country, there are other establishments that sell t-shirts with Bitcoin designs and so on; even the watch has Bitcoin written on it, and the rest can be seen in other malls somewhere like that.

[synchronym]

OP first of all I want to say You look too cute to read a Bitcoin logo genji. It's a good thing to wear a Bitcoin logo genji. Many people reading this genji may ask you if you work in bitcoin or own bitcoin etc. First of all I mean what country are you a citizen of your country has bitcoin been legalized by your country's government. In our country, the government has not yet declared the validity of Bitcoin. So we don't know whether we can go around publicly with Bitcoin logos on it. Basically, the police are patrolling the elections in our country. Suddenly, if a genji with a bitcoin logo falls in front of the police. The police may ask me about Bitcoin. So I don't think we should wear Bitcoin logo genji here.

[fuguebtc]

I've been wearing a BTC shirt, a gift from a friend, for about two years now. So far, only around less than 10 people have asked me about BTC, and none of them showed any signs of ill intentions.

I even have the bitcoin logo on my phone , on my car. I have been investing in bitcoin for many years and many people also know that I am investing in bitcoin and they even know that my life is quite rich thanks to bitcoin. But no one has ever had bad intentions or attacked me, I really don't understand what people are thinking just because wearing a shirt with a bitcoin logo can be life-threatening. And bitcoin is not something that is too valuable or difficult to own, anyone can own it easily like other assets such as gold, silver, real estate...If people talk about privacy then I agree with that thought, but if it talks about being attacked or kidnapped, then people are really stressed and are overestimating themselves and bitcoin too much.

[Jon_Hodl]

Yes. I have absolutely worn bitcoin clothing in public and it has absolutely turned some heads.

I was wearing a reasons to use bitcoin t shirt that said "Reason to Use Bitcoin #29: Because bitcoin is the reserve currency of the internet" (https://www.reasonstousebitcoin.com/shop/t-shirt/reason-29) and I would get stopped all the time by people who want to read it. Sometimes it would be people working the checkout counter while I was buying a coffee or something and other times it would be some banker looking type guy who would scoff at the idea that bitcoin would ever amount to anything.

No matter who was looking at my shirt, I noticed that it would ALWAYS get a response from anyone who took the time to actually read it. 

It can be an opsec issue but I have found that the younger generation is much more open to the idea of bitcoin but I think they only really see it as a way to get rich quick and not as a revolutionary tool to empower the people who use it.

If you choose to wear bitcoin swag in out in public, you are probably fine but don't be too flashy with anything because you never know who is watching you.

[Nrcewker]

Yes, this might drive attention of bad people with bad thoughts. It’s better to keep your investments private. We have seen many news regarding the same, where people are blackmailed for Bitcoins, so it’s better to not tell others about your investments. Moreover if Bitcoins are not legal in your country, then it will just drive unnecessary attention of the government officials towards you. We know you are a great Bitcoin enthusiast, so show your love here in the forum.

[Russlenat]

You can actually wear a T-shirt with the Bitcoin symbol without telling people if you invested in Bitcoin or not. In fact, you can even act as a Bitcoin enthusiast but not yet invest because the capital is not yet available to you. Also, depending on the country you find yourself in will also determine the risk you are putting yourself in. I have not actually worn a Bitcoin T-shirt in public, but I have displayed some Bitcoin advertisements in my shop because I accept Bitcoin payments. That's enough reason for most people to know that I hold Bitcoin, but I am just being very careful in what I do.

What other people think might not be what you're thinking. If you're okay wearing that because you are still not a bitcoin hodler, but you can't control the people from speculating that you are a big time investor. So the risk is really there. You'll only know when you are already seeing bad guys chasing over you.

The reality is, as long as money is involved whether it's in fiat or digital currency, your security is no longer 100% safe. So think before you wear something that connects to bitcoin.

[Minecache]

You can actually wear a T-shirt with the Bitcoin symbol without telling people if you invested in Bitcoin or not. In fact, you can even act as a Bitcoin enthusiast but not yet invest because the capital is not yet available to you. Also, depending on the country you find yourself in will also determine the risk you are putting yourself in. I have not actually worn a Bitcoin T-shirt in public, but I have displayed some Bitcoin advertisements in my shop because I accept Bitcoin payments. That's enough reason for most people to know that I hold Bitcoin, but I am just being very careful in what I do.

What other people think might not be what you're thinking. If you're okay wearing that because you are still not a bitcoin hodler, but you can't control the people from speculating that you are a big time investor. So the risk is really there. You'll only know when you are already seeing bad guys chasing over you.

The reality is, as long as money is involved whether it's in fiat or digital currency, your security is no longer 100% safe. So think before you wear something that connects to bitcoin.

What do you mean that stores that openly accept bitcoin payments are also in danger? According to you and some people here, spreading bitcoin to everyone in any form is not advisable. Is it right? Because once we popularize bitcoin in any form, it means we are proving that we own bitcoin and the bad guys will notice that. So we shouldn't spread bitcoin or share bitcoin with anyone? So how did bitcoin become popular and how can we use bitcoin as a means of payment if we keep it all hidden? It's just a t-shirt with a bitcoin logo, that's not enough to prove that whoever wears it owns bitcoins.

[atamism]

Has anyone ever tried wearing a Bitcoin clothing in public? I wore mine to an event earlier this week and noticed that most of the young age people were looking at it. One person even asked me if I owned a Bitcoin(which I've answered him ). It just popped into my mind that is it making myself vulnerable to bad people? We are aware that we should keep quiet if we own Bitcoin because of the risk that someone will hurt us or target us so that they could get our Bitcoin.

You have a cool Shirt mate, have you the one designed that? or just a purchase from store or some bitcoin loving designer because I really love white shirt with simple print on it  so maybe now I have Idea what kind of shirt i am going to send to the clothing shop(Is it OK if i copy your design?)

I have seen some design Online but most have big Logos of Bitcoin that for me is exaggerating , am not a fan of those type of shirt  and also I wanted to have it as Hood so there is 2 version that I am planning but with different design of course.

Before, I thought about putting Bitcoin and crypto marks in my house but I didn't because maintaining my privacy, especially about bitcoin is better. The same thing happened to my earlier plans of having shirts and caps with bitcoin markings. So far I only have a tiny bitcoin logo on my phone and laptop.

Seriously ? you have the same as mine? yeah Infront of my Computer there is a Bitcoin Logo and yes in back of my Mobile phone there is a Big Bitcoin Logo that can be noticed because of its color gold 

Maybe in modern and open countries, this is not a problem. But lately, in my country, our government has been trying to emulate what the US is doing including Binance. Tax analysis computations are still in process. Living in a very corrupt country, I prefer to just stay private.

In my Provincial visit last year(somewhere in our Summer capital) have seen a couple(Husband and Wife) wearing Ethereum Shirt though this is not a Bitcoin but at least they are proud wearing cryptocurrency that I believe almost have same approach as Ethereum is the highest ranking altcoin.

Wow, I have the same shirt as well. But I already cut the sleeves, I gain weight that's why I remove the sleeves and to look like Sando. I bought mine way back 2017 and now I often wear this these days, because every time I wear this. Some people ask me about Bitcoin, they ask if Bitcoin is real and how will you earn from this, and etc. I had 3 shirt with the print of BTC and but I misplaced the 2 and the one left is the 1st one I bought.

[oktana]

This is not a good way of spreading information about bitcoin because we don't know that the individuals who are asking about bitcoin are loyal with or not. Actually sharing your success with others means that you are revealing yourself to them to put your lives in danger. We can also share bitcoin knowledge online but wearing cloths of bitcoin will not give you any profit instead making your life threaten by hackers and haters.

Share your ideas about bitcoin with relatives is good idea to spread information among them but don't show them that you are also a bitcoin holders and hide all your success from others to an extent to which you can. One cannot bear the profitability of others so why we share profit with others to make our investment more risky and insecure.

However, I don’t think it is a bad way. The same way you can wear a branded tshirt just to help sell the brand, it’s the same case for what OP did. I totally understand your concerns which made you write this (I have similar concerns, and already wrote my opinion). But then, he is doing good to Bitcoin anyways. So let’s not hit him with the “not a good way”, I think constructively criticizing or giving your opinion still works so the op doesn’t entirely feel bad or think he made a mistake considering to promote Bitcoin in the first place.

[TelolettOm]

Has anyone ever tried wearing a Bitcoin clothing in public? I wore mine to an event earlier this week and noticed that most of the young age people were looking at it. One person even asked me if I owned a Bitcoin(which I've answered him ). It just popped into my mind that is it making myself vulnerable to bad people? We are aware that we should keep quiet if we own Bitcoin because of the risk that someone will hurt us or target us so that they could get our Bitcoin.

To be honest, I've thought about doing something like this, wanting to buy and wear a t-shirt with Bitcoin on it. as well as presenting or introducing various people in public places about Bitcoin. but now that I think about it, that means I would be risking my privacy and maybe this won't be good in the future. so if we want to introduce Bitcoin, it would be better if it was done more wisely. Even though the aim is to let more people know, we also need to pay attention to the security of ourselves and our assets, while still implementing better privacy.

[Solokan]

As I see it, most people do not support this action of yours because it can endanger you by people with bad intentions. That means people also advise you not to share bitcoins with others because once you spread the word about bitcoins, everyone will know you own bitcoins.

In my opinion, you should adjust flexibly depending on the environmental conditions where you live. If there is an environment with good security and people are sociable, then popularizing bitcoin to everyone is necessary and advisable. If your area has a lot of crime and social evils, you shouldn't brag about everything.

It is clear that OP's actions are of course very dangerous for himself, and people will definitely see the clothes that OP is wearing and of course it will become a spectacle because people who wear Bitcoin clothes are very rare to find, indeed there could be areas where the crime rate is not high. found, but in my opinion there are always bad people, even in areas with minimal crime rates.

So in my opinion wearing clothes bitcoin or other crypto clothing is very risky and in my opinion it would be better if we avoided it and for me personally I prefer to be anonymous, because with anonymity we can be free from criminals.

but in my opinion, if in El Salvador it is possible to wear BTC clothes, of course there is no problem, the point is that the risk will not be too high.

[n00ber]

As I see it, most people do not support this action of yours because it can endanger you by people with bad intentions. That means people also advise you not to share bitcoins with others because once you spread the word about bitcoins, everyone will know you own bitcoins.

In my opinion, you should adjust flexibly depending on the environmental conditions where you live. If there is an environment with good security and people are sociable, then popularizing bitcoin to everyone is necessary and advisable. If your area has a lot of crime and social evils, you shouldn't brag about everything.

It is clear that OP's actions are of course very dangerous for himself, and people will definitely see the clothes that OP is wearing and of course it will become a spectacle because people who wear Bitcoin clothes are very rare to find, indeed there could be areas where the crime rate is not high. found, but in my opinion there are always bad people, even in areas with minimal crime rates.

So in my opinion wearing clothes bitcoin or other crypto clothing is very risky and in my opinion it would be better if we avoided it and for me personally I prefer to be anonymous, because with anonymity we can be free from criminals.

but in my opinion, if in El Salvador it is possible to wear BTC clothes, of course there is no problem, the point is that the risk will not be too high.

That means you and many people here don't want bitcoin to become widely available. Since everyone wants privacy, no one is willing to use bitcoin in public, and no one is willing to share bitcoin with others to make it more popular. You always want people to share bitcoin with others, but at the same time you want privacy and bitcoin to be widely available. Is that selfish? Bitcoin is currency and for it to be currency, do we have to hide it?

[KennyR]

OP is quite good with his act of spreading about bitcoin. As most users have mentioned it can be a risky thing for him, but what he had done is really appreciable. The people who hadn't got any idea about bitcoin will never note it, whereas people who had heard about it and doesn't know much about it tends to know. It is very common to see dollar signs on T-shirts and those doesn't cause to be a risk for the people wearing it. Same as that scenario will change someday, and it is not risky as most people had mentioned.

[glendall]

For me, it's not a problem to wear clothes with pictures of Bitcoin nowadays, where there are many online shops that sell t-shirts with pictures of cryptocurrency, even though they are pre-sale models in sales,
which is dangerous if you wear the t-shirt and shout saying I am an investor and have bitcoin, but if you are silent I don't think anyone will care about the logo

[Solokan]

As I see it, most people do not support this action of yours because it can endanger you by people with bad intentions. That means people also advise you not to share bitcoins with others because once you spread the word about bitcoins, everyone will know you own bitcoins.

In my opinion, you should adjust flexibly depending on the environmental conditions where you live. If there is an environment with good security and people are sociable, then popularizing bitcoin to everyone is necessary and advisable. If your area has a lot of crime and social evils, you shouldn't brag about everything.

It is clear that OP's actions are of course very dangerous for himself, and people will definitely see the clothes that OP is wearing and of course it will become a spectacle because people who wear Bitcoin clothes are very rare to find, indeed there could be areas where the crime rate is not high. found, but in my opinion there are always bad people, even in areas with minimal crime rates.

So in my opinion wearing clothes bitcoin or other crypto clothing is very risky and in my opinion it would be better if we avoided it and for me personally I prefer to be anonymous, because with anonymity we can be free from criminals.

but in my opinion, if in El Salvador it is possible to wear BTC clothes, of course there is no problem, the point is that the risk will not be too high.

That means you and many people here don't want bitcoin to become widely available. Since everyone wants privacy, no one is willing to use bitcoin in public, and no one is willing to share bitcoin with others to make it more popular. You always want people to share bitcoin with others, but at the same time you want privacy and bitcoin to be widely available. Is that selfish? Bitcoin is currency and for it to be currency, do we have to hide it?

I understand what you mean and I really appreciate your opinion, and indeed I also see that the purpose of wearing bitcoin clothes is for a good purpose, because that way the name bitcoin will be famous until finally the name bitcoin becomes more popular and indeed bitcoin has many benefits, of course for increasing economy.

and I'm just giving my input and opinion that the actions taken by op certainly have risks, and do you understand what I mean and are you sure that the actions taken by op do not contain risks?

and we are here of course just reminding you that the actions taken by the op are very risky, and of course in this case the decision is in the hands of each individual.

and in my opinion it would be better to spread bitcoin in a wise way, because I see bitcoin continues to grow and even without wearing bitcoin clothes bitcoin will continue to grow, because of the internet.

[lienfaye]

I would love to have a shirt with a Bitcoin logo to wear in public. It can attract people and and a little way for us to spread awareness about the existence of Bitcoin. However, for security I will not disclose that I have a Bitcoin holdings because we'll never know what others might think. So it's better to be safe than facing the consequences of flexing my Bitcoin to others.

Because if the person is interested, he/she will do a research to find more information.

[Kelvinid]

It just popped into my mind that is it making myself vulnerable to bad people?

Perhaps, your thinking was right as you are gaining attention from the public and yes, it makes sense for the bad guys but on the other side, this will also build confidence in the others who are also a Bitcoin holder in your place. It is a sort of spreading information but still, the best option is to remain silent from the people around just to be safe.
Because people assume that once you hold Bitcoin, you are already rich --perhaps not all. Therefore, to prevent such a scenario, we don't have to give them any idea who we are and what we are doing. We never know what is in their mind...

[Smack That Ace]

Not a good idea for me because you are just removing your privacy for having Bitcoin holdings and you might be target by scammer since they already have an idea that you are a holder.
(....)

This is just a downside for me, it is more likely you are exposing your own self that you are a Bitcoin hodler, and some criminals can target you.
But the good side here is you are advertising Bitcoin for free, and when someone sees your t-shirt some could become curious and they will start to research it or best way to hold some also.

I don't understand why people always think that when we wear clothes with the bitcoin logo, we will become a target for criminals? So what if we wear clothes with gold or diamond logos printed on them? Do they think we have a lot of gold and diamonds?

What's more, if we all always hide and don't reveal to the world or promote people about bitcoin. So how can we always expect it to become more popular and become a currency when we never want to use it publicly? Isn't that a contradiction?, we all want privacy and we want bitcoin to be popular and widely used?

Because you don’t understand the crime rate difference on each country especially in ours.  Bitcoin is new here and known for quick reach scheme by normal people. Come to my country and try to do that in the public to understand what we are talking about.

Probably you leave from the country which crypto is just a norm but try doing that on 3rd world country like us with high poverty rate. You will instantly get robbed by wearing valuable items such as gold when you walk down the street.

Wearing gold or showing off expensive items is completely different from wearing a shirt with the bitcoin logo or gold logo printed on it. As some people have said, wearing a shirt with a gold or bitcoin logo does not mean they have a lot of bitcoin or a lot of gold. Just like if I have a shirt with the logo of a Lamborghini supercar, do I have to own a supercar to wear it, or does wearing a shirt with the logo ensure that I own a supercar? There is a huge difference between wearing a shirt or hat with a bitcoin logo and people actually owning bitcoins.