The only reason that Bitcoin would make an attack like this more feasible is because none of the IMF member countries own any BTC. To counter a "speculative attack," the country's commercial banks need to be able to sell their own country's currency for Bitcoin using a central bank. Solution: the central banks need to buy bitcoin (or mine their own).

I agree. I feel like BTC supporters are so used to being a misunderstood minority that we react with hostility to things we don't really understand (another example: Ripple). Despite the negative reactions here, I think that this is overall a positive article.

The author also had a lot of good things to say about Bitcoin. For example, he said that digital currencies are a superior medium of exchange, a superior measure of worth, and a superior store of value. Those are the core principles of any currency.

And, my favorite:

I think Mt Gox is still a good way, despite some controversy about it having so much market share. Bitstamp also works well, as does Bitinstant.

Hi, good luck to you !

Free BTC are hard to come by.

Not interested in Litecoin. The "improvements" to BTC are minimal, and it dilutes and confuses the message of digital currency to the public.

Hello! I'm also new. Have been in BTC for awhile (started when it was $14), but now interested in Ripple too.