2013-09-13 What Do the Latest NSA Leaks Mean for Bitcoin?

[patricktim]

http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/what-do-the-latest-nsa-leaks-mean-for-bitcoin

Could the intelligence community have a secret exploit for Bitcoin? It's rather obvious that Bitcoin presents a very strong financial incentive to break its cryptography, since such a vulnerability could allow an attacker to claim large amounts of virtual currency for themselves. But given the decentralized nature of the currency, it may also be a target for intelligence officials looking for ways to track its use.