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Title: Ready for another spike? Post by: ispe on June 13, 2011, 01:20:20 PM http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/silk-road-website-called-the-amazon-ebay-of-heroin-cocaine-drug-trafficking/#
Last time bitcoin jumped from 2 to 30 dollars and the news story was on some random website. Now this might even hit the news. Title: Re: Ready for another spike? Post by: Yankee (BitInstant) on June 13, 2011, 01:35:59 PM Damn! These news guys gotta stop writing about Silk Road its attracting to much attention to it.
If it closed, how am I gonna get my cookies?? Title: Re: Ready for another spike? Post by: ispe on June 13, 2011, 01:44:46 PM Silk road is a tor website so it's nearly impossible to take down and even if it happens, like the news story says someone will just open it again.
And remember plan B Title: Re: Ready for another spike? Post by: Yankee (BitInstant) on June 13, 2011, 01:56:41 PM Silk road is a tor website so it's nearly impossible to take down and even if it happens, like the news story says someone will just open it again. And remember plan B I agree. The latter half of my reply was sarcastic btw ;) Title: Re: Ready for another spike? Post by: Coinbuck @ BTCLot on June 13, 2011, 01:58:23 PM This might be a issue to the bitcoin economy.
Title: Re: Ready for another spike? Post by: Yankee (BitInstant) on June 13, 2011, 02:13:29 PM This might be a issue to the bitcoin economy. bitcoin != silk road silk road does not directly effect the bitcoin economy. Title: Re: Ready for another spike? Post by: ispe on June 13, 2011, 02:58:01 PM While I agree that bitcoin is not only for drugs...
http://gawker.com/5808314/everyone-wants-bitcoins-after-learning-they-can-buy-drugs-with-them Title: Re: Ready for another spike? Post by: Yankee (BitInstant) on June 13, 2011, 03:14:47 PM Sure. Anything can affect the market price, but thats exactly the point. They don't control the market and the price, just affected by it
Title: Re: Ready for another spike? Post by: crackpotjim on June 13, 2011, 03:23:17 PM Article in the guardian could provide a boost. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/12/bitcoin-online-currency-us-government
Title: Re: Ready for another spike? Post by: CalumMc on June 13, 2011, 03:34:36 PM http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/silk-road-website-called-the-amazon-ebay-of-heroin-cocaine-drug-trafficking/# Last time bitcoin jumped from 2 to 30 dollars and the news story was on some random website. Now this might even hit the news. it doesn't actually mention bitcoin, not that people can't find out though. |