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Title: 2013-10-21 The Guardian - Bitcoin price surges to post-crash high Post by: keystroke on October 21, 2013, 03:06:15 PM http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/21/bitcoin-price-surges-to-post-crash-high
Quote Price hits $197, following a jump of $30 in a day, calming fears that the closure of Silk Road would harm the currency Edit: A few laughable points but we're used to that by now. :) Title: Re: 2013-10-21 The Guardian - Bitcoin price surges to post-crash high Post by: Carlton Banks on October 21, 2013, 04:50:23 PM (so called champions of freedom) The Guardian should really have a whole list of laughable Bitcoin malapropisms. But it will take alot to knock this one of the tops spot:
No. 1. Bitcoin, the favoured currency of African dictators and terrorists. No, really, they really said this (well, one of their gifted columnists did) Title: Re: 2013-10-21 The Guardian - Bitcoin price surges to post-crash high Post by: jinni on October 21, 2013, 09:51:05 PM No. 1. Bitcoin, the favoured currency of African dictators and terrorists. Hahahaha. Way too funny. Is there even a link?No, really, they really said this (well, one of their gifted columnists did) Title: Re: 2013-10-21 The Guardian - Bitcoin price surges to post-crash high Post by: aigeezer on October 21, 2013, 10:40:55 PM No. 1. Bitcoin, the favoured currency of African dictators and terrorists. Hahahaha. Way too funny. Is there even a link?No, really, they really said this (well, one of their gifted columnists did) This one might be it - in the same vein for sure: "An obscure digital currency – used mostly for running drugs and laundering money for dictators...." http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/apr/03/bitcoin-currency-bubble-crash-not-rocking-financial-markets Title: Re: 2013-10-21 The Guardian - Bitcoin price surges to post-crash high Post by: Carlton Banks on October 22, 2013, 12:32:15 AM No. 1. Bitcoin, the favoured currency of African dictators and terrorists. Hahahaha. Way too funny. Is there even a link?No, really, they really said this (well, one of their gifted columnists did) This one might be it - in the same vein for sure: "An obscure digital currency – used mostly for running drugs and laundering money for dictators...." http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/apr/03/bitcoin-currency-bubble-crash-not-rocking-financial-markets That's it. Great how The Guardian stands up for the freedoms And of course, that's a thoroughly researched and easily validated claim their columnist is making. Oh yes. |