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Topic: Regulation is coming....(probably a good thing) (Read 1890 times)

legendary
Activity: 1344
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Any rules will be implemented by the CCCB, I am in contact with the US government so no need to worry about it, Bart Chilton is a commissioner on the commodities future trading commission he made the comments to support the future role Bitcoin could play in the economy in regards to trading.

"A spokesman for the CFTC declined to comment."
member
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Merit: 10
FREEDOM. No regulation.
member
Activity: 91
Merit: 10
"Here's what I know for sure: we could regulate it if we wanted. That is very clear," Chilton told Reuters in an interview on Monday.

Errr... does he even understand what he's saying.. It's not clear AT ALL.. And also, I think it's technically IMPOSSIBLE.

It. Has. Nothing. To. Do. With. Them.

All they can do is shut down the US exchanges. All we need is some mechanism for price discovery.. and we can stay in btc's, no need to switch in and out of FIAT. Ever. 

They tried to regulate bittorrent.. That went well.

 Grin


Pretty comical quote.
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 1217
i hope they try. it will show the whole world just how irrelevant they have become.
full member
Activity: 140
Merit: 100
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"Here's what I know for sure: we could regulate it if we wanted. That is very clear,"

Wrong. They can try to regulate it, just like governments and media powerhouses have consistently tried to stop piracy for the past decade. It's just not happening, because there isn't a company or a cluster of servers they can take down or seize.

Even if Bitcoin were to be illegalized it would still thrive without much trouble.
legendary
Activity: 1014
Merit: 1003
VIS ET LIBERTAS
Bitcoin and regulation in the same sentence is like oil and water.

It upsets me that people want regulation. Be responsible for yourself instead.
+10
hero member
Activity: 718
Merit: 545
"Here's what I know for sure: we could regulate it if we wanted. That is very clear," Chilton told Reuters in an interview on Monday.

Errr... does he even understand what he's saying.. It's not clear AT ALL.. And also, I think it's technically IMPOSSIBLE.

It. Has. Nothing. To. Do. With. Them.

All they can do is shut down the US exchanges. All we need is some mechanism for price discovery.. and we can stay in btc's, no need to switch in and out of FIAT. Ever. 

They tried to regulate bittorrent.. That went well.

 Grin
full member
Activity: 580
Merit: 108
US Gov trying to get their hands on yet more things that aren't theirs....
hero member
Activity: 546
Merit: 501
Bitcoin and regulation in the same sentence is like oil and water.

It upsets me that people want regulation. Be responsible for yourself instead.

Any attempt to regulate it will cause a massive price spike!

In what direction?
full member
Activity: 263
Merit: 100
Bitcoin and regulation in the same sentence is like oil and water.

It upsets me that people want regulation. Be responsible for yourself instead.

Any attempt to regulate it will cause a massive price spike!
sr. member
Activity: 364
Merit: 253
Regulation being required is a myth.

It basically stops people from being responsible and acting responsibly by providing an image that they are being protected.  You only need to look at what has been happening in finance and banking around the world to know that the idea of regulation protecting people is just a myth.
sr. member
Activity: 370
Merit: 250
Bitcoin and regulation in the same sentence is like oil and water.

It upsets me that people want regulation. Be responsible for yourself instead.
legendary
Activity: 1540
Merit: 1000
All this will do is make people adopt Bitcoin entirely and other alternative currencies over paper money to avoid having to deal in paper at all, they're digging their own graves.
hero member
Activity: 546
Merit: 501
We should regulate politicians because it seems they forgot their primary role: represent OUR will not their stupid ideas.
legendary
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Merit: 2386
Viva Ut Vivas
Yes, FINCen making it so that anyone trading bitcoins for dollars was oh so helpful.

Took down at least one exchange, stopped bitcoinbillpay, made it so a decentralized exchange will only work if it goes through the government (centralized) approved exchanges.

Good thing? Any new regulation is never good. No matter the intentions.
hero member
Activity: 546
Merit: 501
bitcoin have been created because there is already TOO MANY regulations. Leave it alone. And btw you cant control something that not belongs to you. And bitcoin is not US property.
full member
Activity: 121
Merit: 100
Regulation means control
Control means tax (or maybe just 'fee'), after all we must pay all these super smart regulators their due for taking good care of us poor fools.

 Roll Eyes

legendary
Activity: 1204
Merit: 1001
RUM AND CARROTS: A PIRATE LIFE FOR ME
Interesting article:
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/us-regulator-mulls-setting-rules-bitcoin-digital-currency-6C9801257

I for one thing regulation is probably a good thing. It will make the more responsible Bitcoin actors, well, more responsible. Without eliminating our ability to trade 'on the dark side' if we wanted to. It would be the best of both worlds.
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