Very nice.
I was wondering why the exchanges cannot ban a wallet that has been proven as a repository for stolen funds? That would at least make liquidating stolen funds tougher I would think? Just thinking here.
I think the big sticking point with that is the question of who decides what is "stolen funds".
A large part of Bitcoin's appeal is it's decentralized nature. No government, nor bureaucrat, nor bankster, nor judge may decide where, how, or with whom you spend your money.
If an organization should be created to "blacklist" coins or wallets, how long until suddenly spends to Wikileaks become "stolen" for political convenience?
That does make sense although something like a dispute service for exchanges similar to paypal that locks the wallet from trading while a result is found? I'm only talking about the exchanges. I doubt there could even be a way to lock wallets without destroying the nature of the beast.
Not in dire need at all. Actually, today is my birthday, and I'm going to try to buy a truck with bitcoin today. Selling a used car salesman on accepting bitcoin is gonna be awesome. I just get a little nervous when I see situations like this involving any amount of my bitcoins. Your fast response and offer to send me your bitcoins puts me at ease. You guys are stand up folks, and I seriously dig it. I'm going to build a bigger gpu farm and aim it at your pool. Thanks for showing responsibility and integrity in a tough situation.
Happy Birthday! What car?