http://leaprate.com/2014/08/25/is-virtual-currency-the-road-to-freedom-or-quite-the-opposite-depends-where-you-live/The divide between the free market economies of the world and the considerably less free is being widened once again, this time by a singular medium – virtual currency.
The viewpoint from within nations with liberal economies and free markets has changed dramatically recently, from concern over customer protection and lack of jurisdiction during its early days, to total acceptance, with venture capital investment, regulatory oversight and a potentially large network of ATMs from which to facilitate easy, safe transactions. Even government sale of Bitcoin has taken place, with the US Marshal Office, one of the world’s most respected law enforcement agencies, having conducted a Bitcoin auction recently.
