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 I can't afford any major risks to my finances or time at this point in my life, which is my concern here. It's not about being a ghost to the government, I just can't afford risks right now (and believe me, that's just as frustrating for me as I'm sure it is for all of you). 
 I know how you feel, I ended up deciding that the threat of inflation is much more risky to my future than telling my govt which assets I hold. I don’t know which nation-state you live in so I can’t guide you fully. I will say I have seen my govt turn off bank accounts and even if they knew wherever I was they still can’t stop it. 

I can be taxed, jailed, and made an example of, but they cannot have my Bitcoin unless I let them. The alternative is I need to be making ~15% extra a year to deal with inflation 
 I live in the US but again, not really too worried about the government, I just don't trust exchanges. If there's a data breach and someone tries to steal my identity, that seizes time and money I really can't afford to risk at this time in my life.

Maybe things will be different by the time I can afford that kind of risk, no idea. 
 Better find a meet up then. I hope that you find some compromise that leads to your best outcome 
 Hopefully I will, because I don't *want* to give up but it's difficult not to with all of those obstacles hah