Let me answer this, though I understand that it's a futile attempt.
I do shop with btc, mine, buy and sell bitcoins.
I got my finances with my family/friends fully in bitcoin now. It made me hate all my other "payment" options especially online banking.
so if the bitcoin economy crashes who are you going to plead for help to? The service providers? What form of law code will hold them accountable for failing to uphold their debts? Thanks for the chuckle. The fact you put all your assets into one form of currency is laughable by itself but to then follow it by referencing this quote as some form of validation:
If you don't appreciate this:
"A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online
payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a
financial institution"
then why are you here? ;-)
makes me question why YOU are here.
News Flash: Bitcoin is already being run by financial institutions, they just have no accountability to their customers.
Banks may be somewhat irritable to deal with at times, but if a FDIC approved bank fails to uphold it's responsibilities to its customers there is legal action that can be taken.
the government is not something we as crypto fans should strive to one-up, it is just something we should find ways to avoid.
Allowing Bitcoin to enter everyday society and thusly Wall Street is hardly avoiding that, and it's not like there has been blatantly obvious corruption going on in Wall Street at any point in history ever throughout its existence...