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A government attack is a significant risk. Think about China: they have the resources to pull off the heinous deed.
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This is pretty funny - even if you can hardly read the subtitles before the cut to the next scene.
yep. Best bit: "One billion dollar market capitalization is not cool. You know what's cool? A trillion dollar market cap" |
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bla blah blah post by a conspiracy theorist
The term "conspiracy theory" was endorsed by the CIA in its paper "Countering Criticism of the Warren Report". I forgot to mention that another way the governments will seek to destroy bitcoin will be to infiltrate our forums with disrupters who engage in ad hominem attacks. There are such technologies used for propaganda. An army of fake profiles to sway public opinion. http://boingboing.net/2011/02/18/hbgarys-high-volume.html |
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that was at best a below average talk. wow, harvard education and this is what public speaking sounds like? ouch.
It was a little bit DUH, I guess when you're born into such wealth you really don't have to be all that smart? On the other hand, maybe they'll make "Jager Bombs", whores, and polo shirts easier to buy with BTC? Bingo. If you're rich, you've got to be an idiot not to stay rich. And if you're poor, you've got to be a genius to get rich. I saw someone say Bitcoin wasn't fair because it didn't keep the existing wealth structure. WTF. Don't know what the guy did. He was probably a bankster. |
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The largest exchange not being on US Soil is bad for the Government. What's not in the US can't be controlled.
Unfortunately, that's no longer true, thanks to Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties. Here's the one between the U.S. and Japan: http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/n-america/us/treaty0308.htmlI'm not implying that the U.S. will pursue Gox in Japan for failure to register with FinCen, but the mechanism is in place should they choose to. As in controlling Bitcoin. Stoping it from becoming the dominant world currency. If the dollar stops being the world reserve currency, the US is screwed. No more printing money to pay for wars! |
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I believe Ashton Kutcher had some good things to say about Bitcoin already as well.
Maybe we should start a Twitter campaign to inform some of them what is happening?
That was at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference. |
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Since BTC seems as much a revolution as it is a "monetary" movement, I wonder what would happen if a "notable" person endorsed BTC. (Actually, I think, the outcome is clear as people listen.) Do any of you remember when John Lennon spoke out against war? That affected the populace as a whole. Who is going to speak out? When will the tipping point be reached? You all think getting VC money and such is big? you have seen NOTHING yet. The fun is just starting.  I really wonder, how many people have ANY IDEA how BIG this is? How many of you see this? This is game changing, extremely game changing. Wars have been waged for less... It's about Sharing Don't the Winklevoss twins count? They can tell people how Bitcoin helped them with their rowing. VCs are jackals who want to make money for the 1%. Behind all their talk of innovation are the bucks of the current system. Taking VC money is selling out Bitcoin to the highest bidder. |
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I posted it on my site hours ago, then didn't see it here. I'm on the pace. I am the pace! |
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I guess I should have been more clear.
What I'm really asking is this. ..
If bitcoin and bitcoin businesses were regulated as much as anyone in any government wants, would bitcoin, is economy, is businesses, it's users, and is miners be able to deregulate it?
Government want regulation, because they want control. VCs want regulation as it raises the barrier to entry for non-VC funded exchanges. And banks want regulation so they can regulate it out of existence. But because Bitcoin is P2P a black market can always be created. |
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The largest exchange not being on US Soil is bad for the Government. What's not in the US can't be controlled. Gox gave them an excuse to shut down their accounts. Any excuse would have done.
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When do yous believe bitcoin will become a mainstream currency accepted for over 70% of services and goods in any country worldwide?
As time goes by this is becoming more possible and if it going to happen it will more than likely be the next five years. Your vote and comments are welcomed.
2017+ It's more likely that informal networks will develop. For example in Argentina. Their money is being inflated away, with inflation at around 25%. To protect their wealth, they've started to buy high-end cars (such as BMWs). But how many cars can one person buy? |
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what kind of fees will google users be looking at?
I cant imagine they'd offer this for free.
It could well be free. They'll do it for the data. In the same way they offer analytics for free. |
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BTC Trading Corp is claiming DDOS and Mt Gox has in the past. Why don't I ever hear of other webites getting DDOS'd? How do other sites protect against it and why can't our Bitcoin sites do the same?
CloudFlare is the most well know, from what I've seen. Their blog is good, if you're interested in this sort of thing. http://blog.cloudflare.com/ |
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RT = quasi-gov't-sponsored propaganda shop affiliated with Russian security services
The similar deal to Al Jazeera, France24, and the BBC. |
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But y'know what my big takeaway was? I'm like 90% sure that Gavin knows who Satoshi is. 90%? lol - I'd say it's more like 99.9999% sure that Gavin knows Satoshi quite well (who he is and his favorite drink etc.) No - I'm not saying Gavin is Satoshi but it's quite clear he knows who Satoshi is/was I hope he is. That would be as genius as Bitcoin itself. |
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