> There is no easy way to force someone to give it up Isn't it about as difficult as asking someone for their cash? People aren't happy to part with it, but th

> There is no easy way to force someone to give it up Isn't it about as difficult as asking someone for their cash? People aren't happy to part with it, but the $5 xkcd wrench usually does it. You can hide a paper wallet or storage medium in a sock at a friend's house, but that's no different from cash. Cash is also easy to spend anonymously; try hiding a bitcoin transaction from others or make its traces vanish to avoid problems later. I don't foresee many issues with banning bitcoin at all, it's more of a political problem.