http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izjmxRfZlPUWell thats on camera with some cop. If it was a scam think hes safe saying this stuff to everyone?
I'm comforted that this guy is out talking to these groups and isn't some selfish shadowy dude sat glaring at his screen. Unless he is right now, in which case, IYA' PAYU!
- Lil pic of the guys speaking in New York:
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bh11Q_cIYAApbfb.jpg:mediumCross country travelling scam artist who everyones seen the face of, yeeeeee
I'm sure he's a very nice guy, but that's not the issue.
The problem is no-one has faith in this or any other coin as a legitimate fiat alternative and national currency, especially a "nation" that is an enclave of the states and is, at the end of the day, under States federal rule.
This is far too premature, crypto has a long way to go with a few squabbles on the way - it certainly isn't going to rise in the USA, the home of the default currency.
I can see progress bring made in this direction in South America perhaps, maybe even Scandinavia or a few Asian countries, but not America, they won't stand for it.
Didn't marijuana just get legalised in two states and some more around the corner
? How's the federal government doing on that. You'll find the Native Americans have and always will put up resistance when coming under pressure to basically bend over.
Like I said, there are other currencies worth a lot more with a higher stake in them... none of them are 100%, so if this isn't it doesn't matter. At least the person making it is probably, out of all of the coins aside bitcoin devs, the only one who months down the line won't sack it off and just cash in, and just continue to fight until he's thrown into jail and the campaigns accross America spring up. Speaking of, have no idea how media and celebrities in particular (because you know some of those "cool" celebs will get involved) - how much fire is could cause. The public stepped up in America for the rights and liberties of African Americans, why wouldn't there be backing for helping the Native Americans.
Again with "America not standing crypto"... I honestly hear otherwise. Some senators want a ban on it. But the US has 600,000+ BTC from silk road alone, they have previously banned an online commidty (e-gold) and thrown the creators without due trial straight into jail... not with bitcoin. Honestly are these reports of different US areas accepting bitcoin and using ATMs etc all lies and photoshopped pics? :s
P.S How powerful are the casinos in regards to federal interference? I don't live there and play those casinos (yet) but I get an overwhelming sense from docs and movies/news I've seen in my life that it isn't so easy for the USA to drive in and start making demands...
Good points, but you forget a few things.
The banks have overwhelming influence on the American government in particular. At the first hint of crypto eating into their profits they are going to kick back, and kick back very, very hard - the NRA will seem like pussycats in comparison.
In fact. this is already happening with stories such as the Rabobank one a few months ago. It is a sure fire bet that the banks (not the government as some hat-wearers argue) are already manipulating the markets to prevent stability and increase paranoia.
One point I was trying to get across is that Lakota will have to pay various bills to the federal government. The Gov. is not going to accept Maza, but is going to be able to manipulate Maza to make it impossible to use as a blanket currency.
I'm not dissing the guy, I'm not anti-abortion and I don't eat children, but I can view things without emotion (which can seem hard nosed) and this coin is not "the coin". The whole price was predicated on some momentary news coverage, but that coverage is finished now, everybody knows about Maza now - that's why the price stalled on Cryptsy. This has happened before, Sexcoin, Earthcoin, Maxcoin are all recent examples.
The coin that makes it is not going to jump out of nowhere with 1000% gains, it is going to creep up on us - if it ever happens at all.
I wish this could succeed, I have always championed the underdog being one myself - but this is not the one.
EDIT:
I would also say that the cries for a pump does rather undermine the character of the coin, all this stuff gets noticed.