Quote from: hilariousandco on January 23, 2015, 07:54:27 AM

Quote from: Bitcoin Foundation on January 23, 2015, 07:35:01 AM

Quote from: Bitcoin Games on January 21, 2015, 06:46:10 PM

Quote from: BitCoinCool on January 21, 2015, 05:30:54 PM

cant help but scratch my head and wonder,
"when I walk into my bank and see a teller, withdraw hard currency,
has anyone ever asked what am I going to spend the $ for"

LOL!

They actually do, if it's a "large" amount. Think this is happening all over the world last few years.

Yes, I wonder under what rock the OP has been living?

I've heard of this happening too. A few bank tellers have asked me what I was saving for when I've put money in to my savings account before (though I just took this to be smalltalk even if it was none of their business).

Note: they ask that question to follow their policy regarding money laundering requested by FED. Basically they can flag your account to the FEDs if theyre suspicious that your activity isnt " normal" for a regular Joe/Jane. The $10000 limit is a hard switch, this is a soft switch.