Topic: If Bitcoin was made illegal by your government would you still use it? - page 4. (Read 16833 times)

While it has not happened and maybe never will it is still useful to discuss this since in ht event something like that happened we will have  a lot more knowledge about what we may try to do in that particular scenario.

If the government ban something, there are two reasons, first, they know that the thing is illegal, second, they have no knowledge about it and thinks that it is also illegal. With regards to banning, I think I won't use anything that the government is going to prohibit as long as there is a good explanation to it. So if they are going to ban bitcoin, they better have a good explanation and I will lawfully obey.

    I live in a democratic country and it is difficult to imagine that my government would follow a particularly tough policy toward bitcoins. On the other hand if she had serious proofs, is that possible any?  that bitcoins use is harmful for the country and its people then I would think it again but it's my decision. So, because I believe that crypto-currencies change the world I would continue to support the development and existence of it.

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Tear gas, freezing cold water and rubber bullets were used to disperse a crowd of 400 protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline in clashes late Sunday and early Monday that left more than 150 activists and one law enforcement officer injured.

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If the government ban something, there are two reasons, first, they know that the thing is illegal, second, they have no knowledge about it and thinks that it is also illegal. With regards to banning, I think I won't use anything that the government is going to prohibit as long as there is a good explanation to it. So if they are going to ban bitcoin, they better have a good explanation and I will lawfully obey.

In what country do you live? I think your government doesn't even know that you are in bitcoins. So you can just simply earn bitcoins while the government is not going to know it. Because Russia way back few months ago, they banned bitcoin after months again they removed the ban for the usage of bitcoin and now people who are using bitcoins there are now happily using bitcoin.

China has a major impact on Bitcoin for sure, but that doesn't mean Bitcoin has no future when China puts a total ban on Bitcoin. If they had such an intention, they would have done it already. Also, don't forget that the mining farms there for a major part are in the hands of outside-China investors. Everything will be moved to a different country with equal terms and electricity rates. But yes, at the time it happens, the price will lose a huge percentage of its value in a matter of 24 hours as result of a massive wave of panic blood flowing in the markets. I can't even imagine what will happen when the USA is going to do that as well. But then again, this is nothing more than a science fiction scene in a movie.

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?

Yes, I would still use bitcoins even if government bans it because I am an honest and loyal user of bitcoins and I love it because of its decentralization and not being watched by anyone, controlling all my finances on my own which gives me higher privileges and makes me feel like a King.

There are two scenarios that I am thinking on how government will act to this, 1. They would ban bitcoin, all its sources from entering such country and have no problem to answer... 2. Won't ban it but if they caught you using bitcoin, imprisoned you long and your bitcoin will belong to the lost bitcoin...  In the two option, if I am from the government, I would choose the first one, lesser burden and its like cutting the source of the problem... 

I am not satisfied with you at all because many of the sites which are related to bitcoin will be ban and further if you will use Bitcoin through change of ip adress , then you will be catch by government again because  it is not simple to deceive the government securities .
All over if once you catched by the government then you will never can use BITCOIN in your whole life .

One of the reason why they make bitcoin anonymous because of illegal activities like purchasing drugs and weapons in black market, it has advantages and disadvantages. It is up to the users where and how he will use it, for what purpose. So I hope it will not be banned here in our country because I am taking advantage using this, very helpful and useful especially in terms of transaction.

I will still use bitcoin if government imposed illegalities on btc using. For me this bitcoins can be illegal if someone use it for illegal transactions this might not be banned for illegal reason but there will be strong screening in the future to those who use bitcoin specially those who trades altcoins. If ever they make this illegal i'll keep using this in order to be legal for those who use this for good and not for bad reason and if that happens there will be an appeal to legallize the bitcoin to all who is qualified.

Just the idea that someone would risk jail time for a payment system is kind of looney. If the government said you would get five years in a federal prison (no parole) would you risk using PayPal? ApplePay? M-Pesa? Google Wallet? WePay? Braintree? Skrill? I understand they are different from Bitcoin but they are still just value transfer systems.

You're all making Bitcoin sound more like a sinister cult than a Peer-To-Peer Electronic Cash System.

Bitcoin has a lot of benefits we can enjoy but we should choose those kind of benefits that will not compromise our future, we know that illegal activities has bigger risk and if we decide to do that we have to expect anytime we will be caught. Bitcoin is freedom but the moment you use it for illegal activities you will not enjoy freedom because you are afraid of being caught.

We all have the same feelings, but when it comes on crime, none of us would like to go to prison for just using a digital currency which was providing a financial freedom for us.
If the government announces that anyone using bitcoin would be taken to prison then i'm sure you will think twice before doing that then.