Yeah, this is arguably huge for btc as a brand that is universally accepted by non tech folks
That said, it's going to be an uneasy co-opetition between PP and BTC. Watch and see.

Some academics make a good living from stating the blindingly obvious
This dude certainly fits into that camp

It helps with the mainstreaming of btc so it is good
Obviously, the dream is that one day cryptos will replace PP, we will see about that

I drive a Honda Civic, hoping to upgrade early next year

Demolition Man is a crap movie if memory serves 
My recollection is that the form of money the movie was referencing was not peer to peer but via a centralised, omniscient system

The vox populi has to be respected, kudos for the large turnout
As somebody said, shows the limits of nationalism absent economic rationality

Bring on robot armies supported by unmanned drones from the air
Logical course given the west's sensitivity to losing soldiers in overseas wars

FortuneJack, I am happy to take that vacant spot
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This kind of selective fragmentation of the internet at the behest of vested interests is dangerous and imperils us all
The West should lean heavily on Putin but they won't and in any case have a bad track record in this matter themselves

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Douchebags, ignorant beyond belief
Hope they wake up soon and Bangladeshis ignore the law regardless

Hmm, any idea if the OP is planning to renew this campaign?

The latest polls show the naysayers sneaking it at the death
Have no beef in this, but hope for the scots that whatever they decide works out or them

I have 100% in btc now, alts just too risky and undifferentiated at the moment
With merge mining introduced, might look at doge again though

She is quite a nasty piece of work, no doubt
And has as I understand a large following in the Christian heartland of the US

Hal Finney in my book followed closely by the Coinbase founders Armstrong and Ehrsam

Investment schemes of the kind you are referring to typically require trust in a 3rd party, which may not be to the liking of many
Distributed investment schemes are just around the corner though

I guess Coinbase is going after the low hanging fruits in Europe from a reg perspective
Germany regs can be a little opaque and technical,so maybe they felt it was too risky initially
Surprised that France made the initial cut

It doesn't get more common than Channel 4
Once you see the East End barrow boys spending btc, you know that cryptos have really arrived