Quote from: Apocollapse on Today at 10:52:26 AM

Quote from: _act_ on Today at 09:37:27 AM

Quote from: Apocollapse on Today at 09:26:53 AM

If the government are strict about taxes, P2P won't enough to solve the problem because you still receive the money through banks. Exchange to cash is risky though, criminals can threaten by pointing their gun on our head.

You are right but your post add zero meaning to this discussion. He is not asking what unfriendly country is but asking if the tax and draconian approach of the government can lead to people using P2P that are not centralized. The thread is not about a debate of what that should be called unfriendly or friendly.

I already answer the question.

P2P, even you doing that without KYC, could arise banks suspicion to investigate your incoming funds. The worst thing to happen is they freeze the account and ask the source of every incoming transactions. You have to prepare to answer that, even you answer it's a gift from friends, there's a gift tax, except you sent up to £3,000/annual.

That's why I said the best decision is exchange to cash, it's not recorded in banking ledger.

I don't really see any fuss here, you both have a point though. However, let's address this regulations the government is trying so hard to enforce on people. Government first priority is to make sure that any form of investment is safe for everyone (that is they handle it properly without nepotism and favoritism), this is their job to do but over time, self interest is what government does most of the time. Regulating Bitcoin will only do more harms than what they are trying to protect, this is why many people are running away from stable coins such as Tether and cycle, they are both control by the government.

The UK government is just trying to be sassy, there is nothing to fix with this regulation, just looking for a way to cap its people, make people bow to their need, I believe even US and their SEC over the years has done something similar and anytime they go court with some cases, they are thrown out, you can't kill what's not your problem.

If Bitcoin isn't ban, I don't think banks will have any problem with that and can't freeze your account, they don't have the right to do so unless there is an authorization from government or someone above. It will be completely safe to use your bank details to receive money when you conduct transaction on P2P if centralized exchanges are not allow, but for safety you don't have to put Bitcoin or anything related in your transaction reference or description. Main problem now is Bitcoin in the UK isn't clear about been either a commodity or other categor of assets, so I don't think tax can be discussed until there is a head up.

On the hand, if Bitcoin becomes illegal and banned, then there is absolutely nothing you can do unless you go physical which can be very risky. You can get rob in process or even arrested.