I guess it all come down to what you are trying to hide, and why. The trouble with Bitcoin and all the imitators is that if people lose faith and stop buying you are holding a whole lot of nothing. You don't want to lose the funds invested so you need something to prop it up because there is no underlying value. So you write about privacy. I'm just another US citizen, privacy does not even make the list of my concerns.

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If bitcoin fails, people lose their investment, it won't cause a ripple for everyone else.