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Title: Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on February 29, 2012, 07:30:40 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=H4uL6CSiGrU#t=296s
Title: Re: Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Post by: Elwar on February 29, 2012, 07:33:31 PM Not only did he ok it.
He encourages its use by discouraging the use of the US dollar (by decreasing its value): http://www.cnbc.com/id/46571276 Title: Re: Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on February 29, 2012, 11:35:36 PM Poor Ben Bernanke! Today, he must have felt like he was at a circus. First he had to listen to Barney "Lover Boy" Frank, then Ron Paul. But before Our Favorite Son asked Big Ben a question, he reached into his pocket and produced a silver coin. Barney's eye lit up, hoping all the while it's going to be flipped, giving him the pleasure on calling 'heads', but would settle for Herb's tail.
https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRXls1KNOVzuwHPb62jRYl56YSdyFzdd9tatFJoNvq3ZobIecCg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5-YnU_7-XBE/Tn1YYZnNzaI/AAAAAAAAD78/oqOqEhCsQmc/s1600/128850095181084329.jpg Not only did he ok it. He encourages its use by discouraging the use of the US dollar (by decreasing its value): http://www.cnbc.com/id/46571276 http://www.runtogold.com/images/bernanke-market-signal.jpg Title: Re: Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Post by: shakaru on March 01, 2012, 12:42:12 AM Yes. Yes he did
Title: Re: Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on March 01, 2012, 04:05:08 AM Yes. Yes he did Therefore, it's now against the law to not use Bitcoin as a payment options. Title: Re: Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Post by: Raoul Duke on March 01, 2012, 04:17:26 AM Like I needed his permission...
Title: Re: Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on March 01, 2012, 04:21:01 AM Like I needed his permission... Love your new avatar and tag line. (rid the "of"?) Title: Re: Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Post by: matonis on March 01, 2012, 04:11:08 PM Yes. Yes he did Therefore, it's now against the law to not use Bitcoin as a payment options. +1 Agreed. Ron Paul is so sick of hearing the B.S. answers from "Sad Princeton Ben" that he just uses his entire 5 minutes now to lecture and get something about this criminal theft recorded in history. Title: Re: Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Post by: DublinBrian on March 01, 2012, 05:26:47 PM Quote Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Not quite. Watch the video again. He chose his words very carefully.Quote from: Ben Bernanke Its also perfectly fine to hold other currencies, euros, yen or whatever else Youre allowed to "hold" alternative currencies, but he didnt say you can issue, circulate, transmit, transact or trade in alternative currencies. Bernard Von Nothaus found out the hard way, when he issued Liberty Dollars, that the government has a very strong dislike of alternative currencies. He was charged with terrorism offences. Title: Re: Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Post by: Piper67 on March 01, 2012, 05:29:51 PM Quote Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Not quite. Watch the video again. He chose his words very carefully.Quote from: Ben Bernanke Its also perfectly fine to hold other currencies, euros, yen or whatever else Youre allowed to "hold" alternative currencies, but he didnt say you can issue, circulate, transmit, transact or trade in alternative currencies. Bernard Von Nothaus found out the hard way, when he issued Liberty Dollars, that the government has a very strong dislike of alternative currencies. He was charged with terrorism offences. No, the issue with Liberty Dollars was that they were called dollars and looked a bit like US dollars. There's absolutely nothing illegal in the US (and clearly not in other jurisdictions) with using any alternate currencies at all. Legal tender means that, where there is a debt and one party wants to settle it in US dollars, the other party cannot refuse and claim the debt is unsettled... that's all. This entire argument about the legality of Bitcoin is nothing but a wild goose chase. Title: Re: Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Post by: cypherdoc on March 01, 2012, 05:47:20 PM Quote Did Ben Bernanke just ok'd the use of Bitcoin? Not quite. Watch the video again. He chose his words very carefully.Quote from: Ben Bernanke Its also perfectly fine to hold other currencies, euros, yen or whatever else Youre allowed to "hold" alternative currencies, but he didnt say you can issue, circulate, transmit, transact or trade in alternative currencies. Bernard Von Nothaus found out the hard way, when he issued Liberty Dollars, that the government has a very strong dislike of alternative currencies. He was charged with terrorism offences. No, the issue with Liberty Dollars was that they were called dollars and looked a This entire argument about the legality of Bitcoin is nothing but a wild goose chase. |
