oh man has the u.s. actually finally wised up and realized they need to outright render all fraudulent digital currencies illegal to preserve the value of the dollar ?
errr...... no.
Hard to say. There are those who claim Bitcoin was created by the NSA as the ultimate honeypot. The reasoning goes something like this:
1. Bitcoin attracts the criminal element <==prima facie, empirically substantiated, currently held axiomatic.
2. Those attracted to Bitcoin are criminals <==somewhat of a logical leap, but again, shown to be true in 99% of the cases. Remaining 1% are weirdos who like losing money, so who cares.
4. Bitcoin is instrumental in fighting crime by impoverishing those who hold it. <==not life-affirming, handicapping the criminal contingent.
5. What's more, criminals pay for their own demise (arrest->confiscate BTC->sell BTC (to criminals, who else)->rinse->repeat). <==PROFIT!
Bitcoin is best crime-fighting tool ever, Q.E.D.
