The use of language in the debate is important.
The ECB calls the bitcoin threat "reputational" whereas Professor Hanke, whom Bloomberg interviewed, correctly calls it a "competitive threat".
The established central banks, and regulatory agencies, may well begin a dirty war blaming bitcoin for many problems, e.g. money-laundering.
The bitcoin community should point out that "fiat currencies are being printed to destruction and inflation is a stealth tax on the savings of the hard-working public".
Topic: Bitcoin is DEEPLY WATCHED. - page 2. (Read 3412 times)
These articles are gonna be posted all over today 
Money talks.
Maybe bitcoin is not that popular yet, but it is definitely deeply watched, there are two articles coming up today.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-28/bitcoin-s-gains-may-fuel-central-bank-concerns-chart-of-the-day.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2013/01/28/government-ban-on-bitcoin-would-fail-miserably/
Seems a lot of people, significant or not, are watching the situation closely.
Bitcoin's is binary.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-28/bitcoin-s-gains-may-fuel-central-bank-concerns-chart-of-the-day.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2013/01/28/government-ban-on-bitcoin-would-fail-miserably/
Seems a lot of people, significant or not, are watching the situation closely.
Bitcoin's is binary.
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