The govs don't want common people to make money or escape from their poverty, so they are trying to hinder the crypto ecosystem in general.
For example we hear about crypto exchanges to be banned in some countries, or be heavily taxed so that the govs take significant earnings without doing nothing.
"Regulation" after all is just an extorsion: if you , Bitstamp (for example) , don't give me a good part of your earnings, you can't operate.
And the gov is not going to give any service in return, they just take their slice of the pie for nothing.
And at the end of the day it is not Bitstamp the one who is losing money due to "regulation".
We are.
Because Bitstamp and all regulated exchanges will be raising their fees due to the taxes and we are the ones who must pay the gov to keep the exchange alive.
What can we do to avoid this issue?
The solution that is gaining popularity are decentralized exchanges like Waves or Streamity ,
which are good for crypto-only trading.
But what about FIAT deposits?
How do "decentralized FIAT deposits" work , if they exist?
i can think of 2 solutions to this problem:
- Use FIAT to buy GPUs, mine coins with them, then use the mined coins to trade on DEX (decentralized exchange) platforms
- Buy crypto with FIAT directly from other people, that you can meet in forums or online announcements, Localbitcoins.com and similar sites
Well i know it's more "comfortable" to just do a bank transfer to an exchange's account , but this will have a cost for you: the gov will know what you are doing with that money, how many coins you bought , etc., so they may tax you because they think you are making profit.
While if you buy GPUs they cannot assume you are mining. You say you are just playing video games.
So your earnings are anonymous.
They don't even know you bought GPUs if you buy them at local shops with cash.
Being anonymous is worth the struggle even if it takes a bit of "discomfort" , as you are going to avoid a lot of nuasances.
The problem with this is cashing out, how are you going to do it? Or are you planning to never cash out? After all any maneuver you do with your coins in exchange for fiat will leave a trail someway or another, for example you could try to sell your coins for cash on localbitcoins with a face to face trade, but that is risky you could be mugged or you could be recorded doing this.
mugged ?
Well i hope you only do these exchanges in crowded places , not in a dead end in the suburbs.
And also you are not gonna exchange $1k in a row, but a few hundreds at a time.
That's what i would be doing.
You can be recorded, yes ( even though that's unlikely ).
But in order for you to be taxed for that cash you got from Localbitcoins, the police must break into your home and actually find that cash.
I would hide the grand part of my cash very well, better if outside of my house where nobody can find it.
So you can solve the cash out to FIAT problem
The real problem comes when you actually are
spending your cash/coins for actual goods/services.
If you buy a Lamborghini with BTC/cash, they know you can afford it and they may bother you.
For now the only solution i can think of is to go to a crypto heaven. Brock Pierce is doing one AFAIK:
https://steemit.com/blockchain/@eyegasm/puertopia-planting-a-cryptoseed-in-puerto-ricoAnother crypto heaven is being built by an ex Paypal executive in the ocean, but i don't even remember the name of this project. I think he started an ICO for that.
In this way you don't even need to get cash, you directly spend coins.
Or go to a regular tax heaven with normal cash and spend it there. That's the classic solution that politicians and big guys like.