Topic: 2012-11-16 CalvinAyre.com - Dealer’s Choice: Brother, Can You Spare A Bitcoin? (Read 837 times)
November 17, 2012, 02:39:03 PM
Ouch, I know he's talking about Seals and he says "extremely low stakes poker". We've got a 60BTC buy-in ring game running right now, geez.
November 17, 2012, 04:56:13 AM
probably Satoshi reading one of his books before 
November 17, 2012, 03:17:24 AM
Dealer’s Choice: Brother, Can You Spare A Bitcoin?
- http://calvinayre.com/2012/11/16/poker/dealers-choice-spare-a-bitcoin-cryptocurrency
Quote
I find Bitcoin interesting for a number of reasons. It’s fascinating to me how such a radical idea – decentralized currency, seemingly lifted straight from the work of science fiction author Neal Stephenson – has taken hold so quickly here in the real world. You can buy gold and silver with Bitcoins; you can buy domains and hosting services with Bitcoin;
[...]
The UIGEA essentially deputized the banks – against their will, if their testimony during hearings to codify new regulations before the Act went into effect is a fair indicator – to spy on their customers for the feds. U.S. government use of the banks for its own means isn’t new,
[...]
Given that Bitcoin touches on so many facets of so many issues related to privacy and economic freedom, I imagine I’ll be paying attention to it for the foreseeable future.
[...]
The UIGEA essentially deputized the banks – against their will, if their testimony during hearings to codify new regulations before the Act went into effect is a fair indicator – to spy on their customers for the feds. U.S. government use of the banks for its own means isn’t new,
[...]
Given that Bitcoin touches on so many facets of so many issues related to privacy and economic freedom, I imagine I’ll be paying attention to it for the foreseeable future.
- http://calvinayre.com/2012/11/16/poker/dealers-choice-spare-a-bitcoin-cryptocurrency
Jump to: