[kybernetikos]

> Bitcoins do not have value anymore then a paper dollar has value.

Actually slightly less, since paper dollars always have at least their joule value.

[gizmo686]

Is their any way to use that without commiting a federal crime?

[mistercow]

Well, if you don't make the bill unfit to be reissued (or don't intend to), you're in the clear in the US. The law with coins is more lenient; as long as you aren't defacing them fraudulently, it's not illegal.