2013-04-29 SFGate: Bay Area bitcoin users intrigued, but cautious

[Arvicco]

http://blog.sfgate.com/pender/2013/04/29/bay-area-bitcoin-users-intrigued-but-cautious/

Bitcoin is billed as a free, electronic, anonymous way to send money instantly around the globe, a virtual currency that no government or entity can control. But if you talk to bitcoin enthusiasts in the Bay Area, it’s clear the reality does not live up to the hype.

[aigeezer]

http://blog.sfgate.com/pender/2013/04/29/bay-area-bitcoin-users-intrigued-but-cautious/

Bitcoin is billed as a free, electronic, anonymous way to send money instantly around the globe, a virtual currency that no government or entity can control. But if you talk to bitcoin enthusiasts in the Bay Area, it’s clear the reality does not live up to the hype.

You would think with that kind of lead-in that Ms. Pender would refute one or more of the claims - that she would demonstrate that BTC is not free, or it is not electronic, or it is not an anonymous way to send money blah blah, and so forth.... but she does none of those things. The whole point of the article appears to be "To read more about bitcoin and the Bay Area people using it, see my Sunday column here or follow me on Twitter @kathpender."

Fluff piece, imho.