Topic: Can bitcoin be used for military usage? (Read 2097 times)

The same can be said about any other currency. But I think that bitcoin can most likely not be used for any kind of military attack.

Exactly. Bitcoin is indifferent. People will use it for nefarious purposes and for benevolent purposes. Every other currency is the same way. Neither good nor bad.

That's not a bad idea, a digital age goolie chit.

What we need is someone to do a tacticool hardware wallet with picatinny mounts

Shure. Thei should include a paper wallet in the rescue pack for fighter pilots, in addition to the gold coins.

Bitcoin is a tool, just like a rifle is a tool, you can use it to defend yourself from a huge grizzly bear about to tear your face appart or you can use it against innocent people. Bitcoin is neutral.

They are anonymous anyway so why bother using it. Bitcoin is for guys like us who would love to buy pizza without letting anyone know.

Of course it can. It's got value.

It could potentially be used for pretty much anything. You name it...

The fact that bitcoin has no military use is correct.

War is not always based on lies, ignorance and misunderstanding, however this is not the point.

Bitcoin has no potential to prevent wars from breaking out. It has no way to solve world hunger, it has no way to solve the majority of the world's other problems. Every so often I will see a thread that suggests that bitcoin is some magical invention that can solve many problems, but it is not

you think america and italy gave ebola to africa, to start a (not yet begun) civil war, when the yanks bring in the troops(beginning now)

um... its not about an arms /munitions deal. and africa does not need or want dollar.

america wants to send in troops, vaccines, aid, and get DIAMONDS in return..

If a civil war breakout in Africa and none of the government have enough dollar that foreign weapon dealer accept, maybe they will use bitcoin to facilitate military purchase  

And of course they will first exchange their diamond for bitcoins

I think it's great military can use bitcoin.
But, which government will allow their military to use bitcoin ?
Even bitcoin network is very secure

And they know bitcoin price is unstable.
So i think it's impossible.

once you turn off the TV and think about reality you will see there is no war on terror..

.. not in the sense you think right now.

imagine this. imagine you have a piece of land and you realise that deep underneath the dirt is oil.
you become very happy knowing that you can be the next billionaire and have 1970's TV shows that dramatise your life.

you start getting people trying to beg to buy your land or offering very low amounts for your oil so you start to secure your property and want to sell yor oil at a proper price to help your profits and the community you live in to grow.

would you be a terrorist?
..no

you start getting threats that you really should accept the low offers or people will come in and steal your oil or repossess your land. so you employ security guards.
would you be a terrorist?
..no

now things get serious your own countries government want to help you and they give you a few soldiers to protect your land because these interested parties that want your land are not local. infact they are foreign and its seen as an invasion for them to try taking your land.
are you a terrorist?
..no

now this foreign country is upping the pressure, telling your government that they dont want to invade the country, that they just want the oil business and that its a civil battle not a military battle. your country increases the military security, just in case though..
are you a terrorist?
..no

now this foreign country send in a team of special ops to take out your security crew and try repossessing your land. you and your governments men try to fight back and defend itself
are you a terrorist?
..no

you start laying mines and security technology, equipment, snipers towers and alot more stuff to secure your property.
are you a terrorist?
..no

this foreign country tries again, this time killing your friends and family and neighbours in hopes you give up and surrender. but infact you get angry and fight back even harder.
are you a terrorist?
..no

the foreign countries are trying to invade your country yet again and make you out as the bad guy because you wont surrender to "peaceful demands".
are you a terrorist?
..no

you try to defend your land and even your country by now beginning to use missiles and gas.
are you a terrorist?
..no

so now we come to the beginning of the punchline. the foreign country has killed thousands of your troops, your family, your friends. accused you and your country of being the bad guy.
are you a terrorist?
..no

now we rush forward a decade of battles. a group of people from your country have given up trying to be peaceful just staying on the land as they have nothing left. your desperate countrymen, decide their life is over, nothing to lose and want to strike back at the foreigners. not to kill millions of people or invade a country, not to demand the resources of that foreign country so your countrymen hatch a plan to destroy several key buildings in the foreign country to clearly say "we have had enough abuse we will now defend ourselves".
are you a terrorist?
..no
your countrymen for their message to be heard.

who are the terrorists?
your country?
the foreigners?

now the punchline.
the foreigners = america invading the middle east
your country=the middle east.

........... think about it

I think it has a lot of military and intelligence use. Bit coin is neither pro or anti war. Bitcoin is indifferent. Waging a war with a bitcoin economy would still be possible but more difficult since you can't inflate to cover costs.

it's not people that it goes in war.
it's government.
government have money.
money from the people.




government don't have bitcoin.
bitcoin is the people.
war end with bitcoin.

What El Emperador Said
As long as people want to use it it they can as with other units of value
This includes the military

I'm not talking about data, I'm saying if they were to make illicit transactions themselves they would happily do it, so you can expect them to do the same kind of PR exercises that intelligence agencies do with the drug markets, take down a site here and there if things get bad but allow ones to exist that they'll harass for information and favours every now and then.

It is difficulty to use a private key to encrypt information/data. The same is true using a private key to decrypt information/data.

The relationship between the private and public keys make it so it is only easy to 'sign' a message (and verify) but encrypting is generally not a use of bitcoin

Maybe someday Bitcoin will choose peace.