The famous link to the website where Satoshi Nakamoto
first published his essay where bitcoin was first mentioned.
Ive been trying to read it for sometime, and today when i went
looking for it i couldn't find it so does anyone have the link?
I believe it was on metzdowd.com

I read a few minutes ago on https://vircurex.com

that only 4 confirmations are needed in the BTC network as of today!
will this drastically affect us users or will it only be beneficial.

where did the original 6 confirmations needed come from anyway?!
is it just an arbitrary number?

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/bitcoin-prices-blast-100-driving-speculators-wild-150415225.html

Here is an article form today.

It was on CNBC last night and this morning...

Congress and the banks know about it and made a ruling in mid march...

It's only a matter of time before it truly goes mainstream.
What is the definition of 'mainstream' though?
Is it a percentage? A majority?

More importantly is it good that it becomes mainstream...when and if it does?
It is starting to be recognized by the media.
A national or perhaps global awareness of BTC may be great to drive the price up
but it could also cause governments to become 'jealous' and regulate or at least attempt regulation
which would inevitably drive price down, especially if BTC was made illegal and even if it wasn't enforced
i think many people would become deterred by the illegality factor of BTC.

-Jackofspades