For my own safety, I quit

[Smartvirus]

The reason for my fear is the fact that I have "Bitcoin Payment accepted here" displayed on my business signboard, so I think it is time for me to bring it down for my own safety. What would you have done if you are in my shoe? Any better option you have in mind?

When these things, these crimes are happening within your locality and worst still, to your loved ones or persons close to you, it does hit differently and leads to fear like you’ve noted, as well as taking decisive decisions that might be for the better or worse.

If you feel unsafe about your having to advertise Bitcoin payment for your Business, then by all means, you can get it out of the way. There is no reason to continue while you feel unsafe about it and it’s not about being pro-Bitcoin, it’s about your security.

Mind you, there would be those that might enquire and when they do, you can still do business with them.

[Sandra_hakeem]

When these things, these crimes are happening within your locality and worst still, to your loved ones or persons close to you, it does hit differently and leads to fear like you’ve noted, as well as taking decisive decisions that might be for the better or worse.

If it has gotten to this point in some countries (something I haven't really noticed yet in my locality), it's enough reason to be scared.

In addition, you could install security cameras, and advertise the fact that all visitors are recorded on a remote server.

It doesn't change a thing about their operation imo. In a country where transactions on the block chain can't be traced, of what use is a security camera? Just extra bullet holes if they ever find out what your motives are.Op, get yourself a Glock and get a license for safety.

[tread93]

I have been in fear for two days straight after I heard that few numbers of people are kidnapped and I happen to know one of the victim, they are asked to pay ransom in Bitcoin, I don't know maybe I should call this stupid or not but I am lost in my thoughts....

As a developing country that I am from, my people don't even have their ways of tracking criminals on the Blockchain, even in other countries that are well developed than mine, wrench attacks still happened and none of them attackers got caught.

The reason for my fear is the fact that I have "Bitcoin Payment accepted here" displayed on my business signboard, so I think it is time for me to bring it down for my own safety. What would you have done if you are in my shoe? Any better option you have in mind?

I mean honestly it might not be a bad idea for you just to remove the affiliation with your store for the time being if you are seeing this becoming a local threat to yourself and your business. Surely keep your BTC acceptance but keep it casual and on a need to know basis until the bitcoin ransoms settle down perhaps. Just take a few deep breaths and try to relax for a minute and make a decision after you have thought this through a bit, have there been local threats in this sense? Do you see people eying your store you thinik?