Confiscation of Gold by the Federal Government: A Lesson
By GCRU Gold News on Thursday, January 25 2018, 23:12 - Permalink
It’s a prudent idea to protect yourself against the government’s perpetual urge to depreciate its currency. But if pushing comes to shoving, how do you protect yourself against the government’s confiscating the assets you so prudently acquired—and its being willing to put you in prison if you try to keep them? What governments, even democratic ones, are willing to do when under sufficient pressure, is a lesson Bitcoin holders and everybody else can usefully consider.