I don’t think any FReepers are going to talk about whether they do or do not use bitcoin on a public forum.
No one should assume their real identity can’t be discovered. Here, or anywhere.
Remember: what you put on the internet is there forever... and search engines are going to get better and better.
Don’t know why you should be afraid to say you use bitcoin. It’s not illegal. I have completed transactions with bitcoins, but havent used it in a year or more. don’t even know where my wallet is stored any longer (empty).
I think once a bitcoin wallet is created, it is not in any particular fashion associated with a particular IP address or username.
So people can talk about it without divulging anything.
I’m just wondering what the whole concept is about.
Do bitcoins in some way represent a piece of the pie of the value of E-commerce on the Internet? Is it just a matter of trust?
That's generally good advice, but how long before you can walk into a 7-11 and buy a "burn pad" for $20 cash the way you can buy a "burn phone" today? When it gets to that point, all the government databases in the world will quickly become obsolete.