Who is "The Bitcoin Company" ? (i never heard of them LOL, but foxnews says they are under attack)
http://video.foxnews.com/v/1028728985001/digital-currency-system-under-cyber-attack/
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This is being discussed in another thread.
sorry, can't seem to find it. Could you point out the thread for me?
Bitcoin Laws Imminent
This is being discussed in another thread.
sorry, can't seem to find it. Could you point out the thread for me?
Wikileaks mentions Bitcoin in their Banking Blockade post: http://wikileaks.org/Banking-Blockade.html
Drum roll please...it's the news we were all waiting for...
http://nerdr.com/bitcoin-laws-imminent-bit-coin-soon-to-be-illegal-in-us/
I guess it was inevitable really...
http://nerdr.com/bitcoin-laws-imminent-bit-coin-soon-to-be-illegal-in-us/
I guess it was inevitable really...
This is being discussed in another thread. First, and foremost, a search of the US courts website found not even a passing mention of bitcoin. Secondly, in the US, Congress makes laws, not the courts. There is no law in the US against trading in currencies other than the US dollar, contrary to what the trolls may suggest. Thirdly, and this has also been discussed ad infinitum, how exactly would the US propose to make bitcoin illegal anyway? Shut down the internet perhaps?
Right now, I for one don't give three hoots what the US wants to do about bitcoins... I'm MUCH more interested in the approach the Chinese government will take. This could be a godsend for a country that wishes to trade with the world, yet wants its own currency to be artificially devalued.
Cheers, everyone
Could they ban all crypto currencies?
Do you have a link with more info on the Chinese? Sounds cool!
Drum roll please...it's the news we were all waiting for...
http://nerdr.com/bitcoin-laws-imminent-bit-coin-soon-to-be-illegal-in-us/
I guess it was inevitable really...
http://nerdr.com/bitcoin-laws-imminent-bit-coin-soon-to-be-illegal-in-us/
I guess it was inevitable really...
This is being discussed in another thread. First, and foremost, a search of the US courts website found not even a passing mention of bitcoin. Secondly, in the US, Congress makes laws, not the courts. There is no law in the US against trading in currencies other than the US dollar, contrary to what the trolls may suggest. Thirdly, and this has also been discussed ad infinitum, how exactly would the US propose to make bitcoin illegal anyway? Shut down the internet perhaps?
Right now, I for one don't give three hoots what the US wants to do about bitcoins... I'm MUCH more interested in the approach the Chinese government will take. This could be a godsend for a country that wishes to trade with the world, yet wants its own currency to be artificially devalued.
Cheers, everyone
re: http://nerdr.com/bitcoin-laws-imminent-bit-coin-soon-to-be-illegal-in-us/
Source? Without a source, or at least specificity, this can remain filed under FUD.
Also, US Courts don't make laws.
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This week the US courts service (UScourts.gov) has shown increasing interest in Bitcoins. Their research is ongoing but hastily scaling-up from where it was last week.
Source? Without a source, or at least specificity, this can remain filed under FUD.
Also, US Courts don't make laws.
http://howestreet.com/2011/06/releasing-oil-reserves/
Doug Casey... starts off with a few words about the "angry" emails he's received re: Bitcoin. This guy is pretty adept with the fallacious argumentation...
1.) You are not a representative sample. Leave yourself out of it.
2.) independent international money transfers != circumvention of international laws.
3.) there is a population segment that can benefit greatly from independent international money transfers. Just because you can't imagine that this feature would be useful doesn't mean that the feature isn't useful.
Reminds me of all the people who can't figure out what Twitter could be used for. "What are you gonna do with that? That's stupid."
I guess this guy's financial cred is getting the best of him. He's taken up technological and sociological issues with no understanding of the subject matter. I doubt his readership will see this, though. Too bad.
Doug Casey... starts off with a few words about the "angry" emails he's received re: Bitcoin. This guy is pretty adept with the fallacious argumentation...
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2. Bitcoin can be secretly transported across international borders. OK, sure, that seems like an advantage. There’s just one problem: I have no need to transfer large amounts of cash across international borders. Though this feature is often praised by Bitcoin supporters, how many have actually utilized it to circumvent international laws? Yeah, probably close to zero.
1.) You are not a representative sample. Leave yourself out of it.
2.) independent international money transfers != circumvention of international laws.
3.) there is a population segment that can benefit greatly from independent international money transfers. Just because you can't imagine that this feature would be useful doesn't mean that the feature isn't useful.
Reminds me of all the people who can't figure out what Twitter could be used for. "What are you gonna do with that? That's stupid."
I guess this guy's financial cred is getting the best of him. He's taken up technological and sociological issues with no understanding of the subject matter. I doubt his readership will see this, though. Too bad.
Drum roll please...it's the news we were all waiting for...
http://nerdr.com/bitcoin-laws-imminent-bit-coin-soon-to-be-illegal-in-us/
I guess it was inevitable really...
http://nerdr.com/bitcoin-laws-imminent-bit-coin-soon-to-be-illegal-in-us/
I guess it was inevitable really...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yoduTFjZW4&#t=1143s
Web based smartphone app announced. Will work on standard browser on IPhone.
Web based smartphone app announced. Will work on standard browser on IPhone.
This has the potential for being some of the greatest news yet! Can't wait for it to come out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yoduTFjZW4&#t=1143s
Web based smartphone app announced. Will work on standard browser on IPhone.
Web based smartphone app announced. Will work on standard browser on IPhone.
http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/6/28/mt-gox-flaw-opens-door-free-bitcoins/
I know mtgox allows you to put in orders without having the funds yet (which is very useful when putting in a sell-buy combo)
.. not sure how that would allow someone to game it for free bitcoins though.
I know mtgox allows you to put in orders without having the funds yet (which is very useful when putting in a sell-buy combo)
.. not sure how that would allow someone to game it for free bitcoins though.
tl;dr = bitcoin will fail.
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2011/06/27/602966/a-currency-traders-take-on-bitcoin/
tl;dr = bitcoin will fail.
tl;dr = bitcoin will fail.
http://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/news/national/national/general/mine-your-machines-abc-probes-security-breach/2205622.aspx
http://thenextweb.com/industry/2011/06/24/lulzsec-claims-to-have-received-over-18000-worth-of-donations/
http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/flexcoin-the-first-online-bitcoin-bank.html
http://thenextweb.com/industry/2011/06/24/lulzsec-claims-to-have-received-over-18000-worth-of-donations/
http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/flexcoin-the-first-online-bitcoin-bank.html
LibreMercado is the economic section of the 4-6th more visited news website in Spain (depending on the metric), and has published an article about Bitcoin: http://www.libremercado.com/2011-06-26/el-fenomeno-bitcoin-la-moneda-electronica-de-internet-1276427764/
"nothing but an encrypted file on your computer"
No way, really??!
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No way, really??!
....Oppps!!! I missed that! Wow...they screwed up there. Yet another journalist who doesn't bother to fact check.
The best advice that they can give is this. If you want to use bitcoins you gotta become a unix geek. Sorry grandma but bitcoin is just not ready for you yet.
Encrypted wallets need to be by default in future client downloads.
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