Quote from: greyman on December 23, 2013, 12:48:42 PM

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I don't agree on that point. Bitcoin is a store of value. It doesn't loose its value with time contrary to FIAT money.
You cannot get stolen if you use an offline paper wallet.
The variation on the short term doesn't matter as long as it get value on long term which is the case.

Yes, but it would loose the value IF the Bitcoin network would stop operating, right? We all know that there is an extremely small chance for this to happen, but if someone would want to make government to recognize this, shouldn't there be some formal proof? (I am just asking).

Why would people who presumably have a vested interest in continuing to operate their nodes on the Bitcoin network stop doing so? As for governments 'recognizing' Bitcoin or any other crypto currency, why should that matter? I don't need the approval of some group of sociopaths for my choices in currencies that I might wish to use in commerce with others, do you? Especially given the obvious and demonstrable manner in which these sociopaths, governments, debase and devalue the currencies which they foist upon everyone.