It's a new technology and financial model, and it's absolutely justified to be sceptic about everything that is new when the consequences could potentially be dire.
Of course. The rest of your post was a lot of gibberish. Being skeptical is a good thing. People said Internet would fail when it came as well.
It's still early times for bitcoin. Arguments that are for, and that are against, it's all valuable.
However, if you looked at the statements from the tax-department and the financial supervisor authority, you will clearly see that they do not understand the technology at play here, as they're very negative towards it, and focus on all the negative aspects. This is called propaganda, and when delivered from a state, it's called state propaganda. The only purpose with being so negative is to stunt growth and scare people from using bitcoin.
A progressive and smart country would've looked at the technology, acknowledged it's strength, and at the same time being aware of its weaknesses. Then informing about it in a rational and educated manner, and helping any businesses that wants to be involved.
You should drop your hostile attitude, and rather discuss in a calm and civilized manner. There will be nothing constructive coming out of a flame war or shouting at each other.
There are positives, and there are negatives about bitcoin, but the state are only talking about the negatives. It is not to be expected that the govt would say let us throw away the local currency and switch it for btc, and rightfully anyone involved should be aware of the risks.
However, how about the govt. talking about skiing in the woods, and then mentioning all the accidents that have taken place when people get lost in fog, freeze to death or are taken by avalanches? If they wanted to, they could make it sound like it is very dangerous to go skiing in the woods and the mountains, and it should rather be avoided.
Also mentioning that someone lost a lot of bitcoins from their local wallet, and using that as an argument pointing to the fact that you could lose your bitcoins are pretty far fetched. Being vigilant, alert and securing your valuables is important no matter what you do. Bitcoin is no different. If they were genuinely concerned about people, they would not only let people know about the worst case scenarios, some would call it FUD, but also educate consumers about how to better protect them selves when they chose to become involved.
And there's no problems with bitcoin existing alongside the existing financial system, it already does. Oil will run out in norway, and the oil fund will not last forever. If we wanted to, we could be a strong nation embracing bitcoin, and actually get ahead of other countries.
Like the internet changed the world, bitcoin or another variant of a crypto currency will change how we do finances. You can call it wishful thinking if you want, you could call me delusional, or any other words you want to come up with, but the fact is that if you look at history, a lot of the inventions that have changed the world, and made life simpler for people met severe resistance in the beginning. This is only natural, as for most people, it is unthinkable to imagine that something that does not currently exist or rule will do so at any point in the future.
The problem is not being cautious or careful, but being downright negative and serving FUD. That's what tabloid media does. From a government a lot more should be expected.
