Sounds like your a stoner. I don't want them cuffing me for a little ganja either... but nope! That's social immaturity.
The idea of bitcoin is to erase these borders that create 'countries.' The Internet is global. First phase is information. Next is a global currency to facilitate global trade, shaping a global economy.
But the US wants to own it, and banks control it. It's going to do whatever it takes to hone that control.
But the rest of the world doesn't want someone bossing them around, so they will push this notion of a unregulated, decentralized currency for the good for us all. Explains why RU CN DE and JP are pushing so hard.
Don't kid yourself though. The US will bomb whoever it must or impose the worst kind of tariffs/embargos just to remain in control. After all, every country is trying to win, aren't they? There's gonna be some with the shorter half of the stick.
So I'm a little over 2 weeks in since I bought bitcoins and got serious about it. I've learned a lot, but more wont hurt.
For the wise guys out there, based on your experience with BTC, what 5 strings of wisdom can you compile for us noobs that we need to know. This would be super.
Can you explain how the 206 BTC that was also sent in the transaction was not stolen? Your friend must be confused. I doubt that any money was really stolen.
I agree. I wonder if the poster's IP is from Nigeria...
got into bitcoin recently after brushing it off all this time... my timing seems to be good as i started buying massive amounts of coins after silk road fell. just now realizing how cool this stuff is and what i've been missing out on. there are some great people on this forum too.