Quote from: criptix on May 06, 2017, 04:19:08 PM

Quote from: Nathan047 on May 06, 2017, 03:52:15 PM

Quote from: Lancusters on May 06, 2017, 01:45:34 AM

It seems to me that the Americans have nothing to do with bitcoin, but they may prevent the conversion of bitcoin into other currencies. This can significantly reduce the demand for it if it is not established free circulation of bitcoins.

Software is protected by the 1st amendment (freedom of speech), so blocking/banning Bitcoin would likely be considered an act of censorship meaning an attempt to ban it would be stopped by the constitution. I dont think that the US will be hindering Bitcoin anytime soon; in fact I heard it has really boosted in popularity on the west coast in the last few years.

Of course I can very likely see most of Europe, China, and Russia restricting or outright banning Bitcoin in a struggle to remain in complete control of their citizens.

Good joke mate.
If we are talking about surveillance of the own population then the US is on par with china, russia & saudi arabia.
Europe in contrast would be like disneyland & paradise in one place for you people.

But I wasn't talking surveillance (I believe I was pretty clear), I was talking freedom. Theres a big difference between the government watching the unencrypted portions of my internet (like the US) and the government taking away some or all of my freedoms (like Europe, China, Russia, and the middle east). Part of my freedom is the ability to thwart government spying Cool

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PS: I heard that England, Canada, and Germany have all been starting to spy on their citizens as well. Im sure Europe is (or will be in the near future) spying on their citizens and its only a matter of time before that is leaked too.

PPS: I never said the US is perfect; I was only pointing out the fact that I have freedoms which would prevent the government from blocking Bitcoin, Tor, enacting censorship, ect.

PPPS:
I hate the idea of going to disneyland, way to crowded and chaotic.