Quote: (06-23-2014 11:47 AM)jamaicabound Wrote:
Leave it with trusted loved one. I wouldnt trust bitcoin or any electronic mode of keeping it. If you wana maybe make sum money or at the very least hedge against inflation buy a monster box of silver
Grammar
*not a lawyer, purely hypothetical, I do not condone illegal activity, comply with all laws, pay your taxes, eat your veggies*
I understand that them agreeing to hold onto your assets could get them charged for abetting a criminal, if assets held in your name were seized.
Bitcoin is too volatile to be a good long term hedge of value. Better luck buying lottery tickets, at least you can wipe your ass with them if something falls through.
Bearer bonds (not personally familiar but the concept is good) geocaching valuables, or, best, bank deposit box in a stable offshore with good banking secrecy
and stable political system. I wouldn't count on the heirs to the Castro bros. to give you back your deposits once the country's economy is in the shitter.
As a foreign national with a big bank account, you'll be first in line for the government's cash needs - see Cyprus, and they were modest about it. All they need to do is rubber stamp a law saying all deposits can only be paid out in the (worthless) domestic currency.