If bitcoin is declared as illegal and those who are using it will be labeled criminals then I will stop using bitcoin for sure. I am covered by my countries law and regulations, it serves as my protection and guidelines as my country's citizen. I have nothing to do but to obey them else I would need to denounce my citizenship and move to other country where bitcoin is legal.
I think even though your country prohibit the use of bitcoin and it has become the rules and laws that should not be violated in your country, but I think you will never be touched by the government, how the government to prove that you are bitcoin users? while bitcoin is anonymous ? so it's not a matter of using bitcoin dude
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October 26, 2016, 05:24:15 PM
October 26, 2016, 09:36:19 AM
I would continue to use it as I see no harm on it , I can understand why having a gun or taking drugs is illegal but having a currency isn't harmful a all . Just because they made a law about it , doesn't mean they are right. Making it illegal won't change anything for me , I can deposit them into my Neteller account and trade them for my local currency as usual and no one will know about it.
I don think this is really irrelevant because i know for sure that the goverment are also doing things that are really bad for this planet and that is becuase we are allhumans and they are doing some bad things some times.
October 26, 2016, 09:31:39 AM
I may still use bitcoin, for I only use it to play dice games and such. I never take nothing out of the system and I never put anything into the system, I only use it to have fun. I get my bitcoin from faucets, which takes a bit, but it is fun to do and use.
i feel you bro, i did that too before keep chasing most of faucets here from the micro earnings then after the hard work i will send my btc to bitsler and try to gamble ended me up losing it all but i got some fun while staying there, but now since i see big potentials of earnings from btc i'm buying and saving everything i think even my government tag it as illegal i will still use it as long as there's exchange that i can use it to trade to my local currency. 
October 26, 2016, 09:23:45 AM
Absolutely yes i will keep using bitcoins as long as i am able to use it,i just need my laptop and an internet connection to use it and i dont need government permissions to use bitcoins and plus point is this they can not even know weather i am using it or not.
I don't know the government of what country that is even interested in declaring bitcoin illegal, because to the best of my understanding, they are equally enthusiastic about this discovery, only they are concerned that its decisions does not pass through their tables or those of their agents, so the myopic ones sees it as a threat, but it is already to late now, bitcoin is here to stay and the only permission one needs is a pc and an internet connection. 
October 26, 2016, 07:54:51 AM
I may still use bitcoin, for I only use it to play dice games and such. I never take nothing out of the system and I never put anything into the system, I only use it to have fun. I get my bitcoin from faucets, which takes a bit, but it is fun to do and use.
October 26, 2016, 07:49:28 AM
Absolutely yes i will keep using bitcoins as long as i am able to use it,i just need my laptop and an internet connection to use it and i dont need government permissions to use bitcoins and plus point is this they can not even know weather i am using it or not.
October 26, 2016, 07:25:16 AM
If bitcoin was made illegal, I would have to say that I would not use it. There are to many issues with new technology and if the government makes it illegal for any reason, then why would I take the risk of getting in trouble. If they make it illegal, then they have a task force in place and ready to pounce to make people an example.
October 26, 2016, 07:19:15 AM
If bitcoin is declared as illegal and those who are using it will be labeled criminals then I will stop using bitcoin for sure. I am covered by my countries law and regulations, it serves as my protection and guidelines as my country's citizen. I have nothing to do but to obey them else I would need to denounce my citizenship and move to other country where bitcoin is legal.
I am riding the same boat with you sir and I totally agree with you. If its illegal then we should stop it otherwise suffer the consequences when caught. But aside from that if it is made illegal then you can no longer convert it to cash in your country and it will be a hard business. But to avoid any issues we should abide the governments rules.
October 26, 2016, 05:09:06 AM
If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still openly support it?
Honestly no.I will not use bitcoin if government declares it illegal irrespective of duration or severity of punishment.I love bitcoin but I am also a law abiding citizen. October 26, 2016, 05:03:24 AM
of course, Our government already took 2.6 Billion or EVEN MORE from our country and i don't think if he made bitcoin illegal will make him sounds like hes some smart people. It will shows that hes more illegal than bitcoin tho. 
October 26, 2016, 04:44:04 AM
I'm sure if something like that happens people would still find out ways of using it without getting traced by the government, as we can see whether something is banned or not but we still find out some way of using it so that would have been the case with bitcoin too i guess.
October 26, 2016, 04:42:39 AM
I don't think my government will just illegalized the use of bitcoin. Bitcoin is fully decentralized and even if they can track some transactions, they wouldn't be able to trace the source or the owner of the bitcoin wallet unless the owner uploaded his identity online. To be honest, I don't think the government will use its resources just for bitcoin. Bitcoin isn't doing any harm to most people. Bitcoin allows us to earn money while at home and I guess that should be enough reason not to ban the use of bitcoins.
October 26, 2016, 04:37:27 AM
I wouldn't, but trust me... Many people would. Governments always wanted the control over everything they possibly could. Bitcoin might be one of these things they want to control too, and they will probably try but I'm not sure it'll work. As we grow our community, taking any action against Bitcoin is basically fighting us. We're already over ten million users, which is a huge number.
October 26, 2016, 04:32:25 AM
I guess it would depend on how serious the government is about it, like do offenders risk jail or just fines and also on my family situation, whether I'm married and have kids. If I'm married and have kids that depend on me and messing with Bitcoin means I'm risking jail, I definitely wouldn't try to be a rebel, I would just forget about Bitcoin. On the other hand if I'm by myself and the worst I'm risking is a hefty fine, then maybe I would still use it.
October 26, 2016, 02:02:44 AM
I think it mainly going to depend on what kind of rules they are going to set to make it illegal, like for example it can be a simple prohibition about businesses accepting bitcoin or not, or it can be more extreme like no users is allowed to have bitcoin!
in the first case I would continue using bitcoin but in the second I think I will stop using it but will surely hold bitcoin.
in the first case I would continue using bitcoin but in the second I think I will stop using it but will surely hold bitcoin.
October 26, 2016, 01:51:44 AM
if the government just made it illegal without any effect for those who still use it, I think I would still use it.
but if the government will give punishment, better not to use it rather than go to jail.
but if the government will give punishment, better not to use it rather than go to jail.
October 26, 2016, 01:20:24 AM
Well, if bitcoin is outlawed in my country then seriously i'd just lose all faith in my government. No government should restrict the freedom to use whatever currency you prefer to.
So yes, I'd still use it.
So yes, I'd still use it.
If a government is going to ban bitcoin, then definitely there's a great reason for it..It's either it's becoming a threat to the economy or people starts to misbehave because of it... There is always a limitation in everything, including freedom, so we should never brag about a system when we are a part of it, if a government impose something, I'm sure there's a good reason for it, coz if there is none, well, you know what will happen next...
October 26, 2016, 01:06:41 AM
Well, if bitcoin is outlawed in my country then seriously i'd just lose all faith in my government. No government should restrict the freedom to use whatever currency you prefer to.
So yes, I'd still use it.
So yes, I'd still use it.
October 26, 2016, 12:57:52 AM
If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still openly support it?
that's complicated. if the punishment would be so bad, I think I would not use it for a while when the government made it illegal, but I would still hold my bitcoin. and then when it is legal again, I will use it.
October 26, 2016, 12:46:16 AM
If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government and the punishment was very bad, would you still use it, would you still openly support it?
that's complicated. if the punishment would be so bad, I think I would not use it for a while when the government made it illegal, but I would still hold my bitcoin. and then when it is legal again, I will use it.
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