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Title: Wired article on Bitcoin : The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Post by: Littleshop on November 23, 2011, 09:56:39 PM Quite interesting:
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/11/mf_bitcoin/all/1 Title: Re: Wired article on Bitcoin : The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Post by: Littleshop on November 23, 2011, 10:08:47 PM Not a bad article, the most negative part is the title. Seems pretty factual and avoids most sensationalism. I wish it was on the front page of Wired though.
Title: Re: Wired article on Bitcoin : The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Post by: Gavin Andresen on November 23, 2011, 10:16:29 PM Good, accurate article.
I'm still not Satoshi, though. Title: Re: Wired article on Bitcoin : The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Post by: johnj on November 23, 2011, 10:17:07 PM Good, accurate article. I'm still not Satoshi, though. Nice try, Satoshi! Title: Re: Wired article on Bitcoin : The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Post by: adamstgBit on November 24, 2011, 12:48:23 AM this image is labeled:
Key moments in the short and volatile life of bitcoin. http://www.wired.com/magazine/wp-content/images/19-12/mf_bitcoin6b_f.jpg That's it guys, bitcoin is over... Its been a fun ride. take-care ;) Title: Re: Wired article on Bitcoin : The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Post by: Atheros on November 24, 2011, 04:43:46 AM At least they're no longer saying that 'Bitcoin has been hacked' in reference to MtGox being hacked.
Title: Re: Wired article on Bitcoin : The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Post by: ineededausername on November 24, 2011, 04:48:10 AM When Bitcoiners get interviewed, we should try to correct common misconceptions as well as answer the interviewer's questions.
Title: Re: Wired article on Bitcoin : The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Post by: btc_artist on November 24, 2011, 04:48:30 AM Good read.
Title: Re: Wired article on Bitcoin : The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Post by: finway on November 24, 2011, 05:10:38 AM Hm, WIRED, this is huge.
and Dan Kaminsky is sitting on the comments: ;D seems he know who Satoshi is . quote: Ken Simpson I'm siding with Dan Kaminsky. There's little question that Nakamoto is not from Japan, and is not one person. Someone put this thing together and made a killing - probably far more than they had hoped. However, unlike real Ponzi schemes, Bitcoin actually does useful things - for folks who need to move money around surreptitiously. I think it has a modest future in the medium term as a way of paying people in developing countries for out-sourcing work, where banking systems are not necessarily well established for low cost international payments. Thus the only "fall" has been the fall of the USD-BTC exchange rate. And that doesn't matter much if your only concern is paying a Chinese developer to craft you up a new WordPress theme. Title: Re: Wired article on Bitcoin : The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Post by: Littleshop on November 24, 2011, 05:25:25 AM Yes. It is in the December print edition. It is not easily found on the front page of wired.com right now though.
Title: Re: Wired article on Bitcoin : The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin Post by: cbeast on November 24, 2011, 10:40:12 AM Someone put this thing together and made a killing - probably far more than they had hoped... However, unlike real Ponzi schemes, Bitcoin actually does useful things That's pretty much how I feel about MS and Apple. |
