[ewillbefull]

Are we talking about "anyone" buying a bitcoin, or some people? The latter is what truly matters, as it's not immediately useful for anybody. It'll have to grow into its niche.

Want to transfer value to someone half-way around the globe without dealing with Western Union, paying huge international fees, or giving your personal information out? I invested in a Chinese company which went on to pay my investment back and I still collect weekly BTC dividends. I never had to pay more than a dollar in fees the entire time, or give anybody my information (except the tax man).

Circumventing government controls is part of the value, the other part is removing the balkinization of finance which has made a global economy impossible or extremely unaffordable. Imagine being able to 'settle' a gold transaction with someone within 10 minutes, knowing it's not fake gold, half-way around the world, and being able to spend it immediately after back in the 1800's. What is this USD you speak of?