Not sure, but maybe you could get the word out to the developers via the twitter channels referenced in the article? I'm not a twitter user, so I'm not sure if this is possible.

The original poster's profile (BTCoder) was created only 11 days ago. Out of this profile's 139 posts, the first 130 posts are, without exeptions, very generic, short one-liners that were posted over a short period (May 14 - May 17). You may want to see this for yourself. Only the most recent 9 posts deviate from this pattern, i.e. only they are significantly longer and more specific, and may therefore be designed to suggest a real engagement with this community, as opposed to attempting to solely increase the number of posts in a short timeframe. At the same time the few seemingly engaged posts are made, a link to a trojan horse is posted.

Combined these circumstances indicate a very high probability that this profile was intentionally designed to appear trustworthy by deceptively suggesting both a high number of posts and a high level of engagement, despite the profile being created just recently, in an attempt to gain trust in order to steal BTCs of forum users by means of a trojan horse. Finally, voluntarily removing the link in the original post after more than 1300 views may suggest an attempt to deceive the intentions of BTCoders profile after having potentially gained access to forum members wallets, possibly to scam forum users again at some time before this profile ultimately looses all of its trust.

Beware.

Admired and appreciated. Please continue. 2btc sent.

Yup

Not only will this not affect the price at the moment, it will support the value of Bitcoin when problem afflicted Mt. Gox finally looses it's market domination.

Well said, the most important points.

What legitimate real world problems does Bitcoin solve? Here is what comes to mind:

- It practically eliminates transaction fees (as opposed to Credit Card, Paypal, or Bank Transfers)
- It enables international transactions within minutes, instead of days
- It enables micro transactions (due to the insignificant fees, and strong divisibility)
- It protects against unjustified freeze of funds / accounts (as opposed to with PayPal for instance)
- It mitigates currency conversion costs (when not converted to Fiat currency)
- It eliminates all middlemen between the sender and recipient (hence the reduction of cost and time)
- It prevents chargebacks for businesses (and hence the cost of goods can be lower, and less hassle for the customer to prove their identity before making a purchase for high risk goods such as gift cards)
- It is trusted more than government currency, because it is owned by the people
- It allows for easy payments (e.g. with a mobile phone and a QR code)
- You can transfer money around the clock, and even on public holidays
- It attracts new customers for businesses, customers that own and prefer to pay in Bitcoin
- At the moment, accepting Bitcoin means news coverage, and therefore free marketing for businesses
- It allows for some level of transparency because the blockchain is public, hence solving a trust problem, e.g. businesses like satoshi dice can prove that they payout what they claim to payout
- It is the most secure way to store value, if it is stored right
- It doesn't loose value do to unpredictable inflation (i.e. printing of money, quantitative easing)
- It allows for easier and more customized integration as a payment system for businesses than traditional payment systems, due to it's open source nature

Did I forget anything?

I was just asking if they need money, that's all

I'm sure the victims need support, but why do they need money ?
The guy that freed the victims has done something great and courageous, but why does he need money?

If they don't need money, I don't see the point of donating to them, better donate to someone or an organization that actually needs money.

Unless they really do need money ?

Hmmm, India is last? Untapped territory?

Amen   

I say keep it simple and go with UNICEF for the reasons you pointed out before:

Thanks for pointing it out. I'm not a native english speaker. Next time I'll get it right.

Hopefully you can resolve your focusing problem someday too

1BTC if you get Unicef to accept BTC on their website

Increasingly over the next 5 years, starting now
Any kind that will boost widespread adoption among users and merchants
I don't know, it won't matter. It's a ball that is starting to roll, and it can't be stopped

on VC adaption also see:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=191089.0

Thanks for sharing. I watched the whole thing. Great advice. My gut tells me that he's not the only major VC in Bitcoins, and that all the significant developments in bitcoin will happen in the next 3 - 5 years.

If this is happening (and there are strong indicators that it is / will even more) there's a good chance Bitcoin will be one of the most popular ways to store value and that it will turn out to be the leading payment system with the majority of the world population using it.

Was it 9 trillion, gold's total market cap? What would it be if gold would also be the leading payment method?

What is Bitcoin's Capitalization? 1.5 billion? If this is happening in 5 years... It's amusing to watch the scared people shout 'Bubble, bubble' while others grab the opportunity by the balls. I say at the end courage will be rewarded, and cowards will be left with regret.

I disagree with the interpretation above that it is illegal in the United States to sell bitcoin whether for cash or at the exchanges.

The sentence 'a person that creates units of convertible virtual currency and sells those units to another person for real currency or its equivalent is engaged in transmission to another location and is a money transmitter' only refers to miners if I am not mistaken. I don't know what the implications would be for miners selling bitcoins though.

This is excellent. The best Bitcoin movie I've seen so far.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/08/investing/bitcoin-bar-new-york-city/

This is not only another great step for the establishment of Bitcoin in the offline world, but early adopting Businesses also get a great deal of free Press / Marketing at this point. I´d say this a really good Win - Win situation for every one. I´m sure we will hear lots more of these sort of stories. The smartest businesses will be among the first to accept Bitcoin and get all the free exposure that comes along with it.

Edit: removed ripple address