2013-04-27 Bitcoin: the Berlin streets where you can shop with virtual money

[davidgdg]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/apr/26/bitcoins-gain-currency-in-berlin?INTCMP=SRCH

Nice article

[Manstef]

Nice, sure..... apart from the child porn bit ! 

What the fuck is that all about?
Is there any evidence for that assertion or is it just a completely defamatory lie?

[molecular]

Nice, sure..... apart from the child porn bit ! 

What the fuck is that all about?
Is there any evidence for that assertion or is it just a completely defamatory lie?

"the ease with which drug and child porn dealers can use it" doesn't actually imply it is being used for that purpose. Damn journalists.

[rebuilder]

"They were very worried about the way the economy was going in Spain and so decided to invest their €30,000 inheritance in Bitcoins. I was really shocked, thinking what a gamble it was," Leyton admits. "But that was about three and a half years ago and their 30,000 has grown to 600,000, so they did very well.

Something's off here, either the sums or the timeframe.

[kiko]

duplicate:https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=188269.0
triplicate:https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=188267.0

Just making clean-up easier when some mod-action is occurring. Please double-check before posting.

On a positive note. We should call out the stellar work being done in the Guardian comment section by 'letsallbeniceshallwe'. Step forward and receive bitcoin tips...

[davidgdg]

duplicate:https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=188269.0
triplicate:https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=188267.0

Just making clean-up easier when some mod-action is occurring. Please double-check before posting.

On a positive note. We should call out the stellar work being done in the Guardian comment section by 'letsallbeniceshallwe'. Step forward and receive bitcoin tips...

Sorry about that. I did check but for some reason I missed Mike Hearn's post when I put this up. Apologies again.
 
OTOH, Cruxfilm used a different title for his post.

Also I see now that The 4ner has also posted this (but again without using the correct title of the piece) so it is now referenced in glorious quadruplicate.

To avoid duplicate posting, it is essential that people use the original piece title rather than a paraphrase or some other quotation from within the piece.

[Manstef]

duplicate:https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=188269.0
triplicate:https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=188267.0

Just making clean-up easier when some mod-action is occurring. Please double-check before posting.

On a positive note. We should call out the stellar work being done in the Guardian comment section by 'letsallbeniceshallwe'. Step forward and receive bitcoin tips...

Sorry about that. I did check but for some reason I missed Mike Hearn's post when I put this up. Apologies again.
 
OTOH, Cruxfilm used a different title for his post.

Also I see now that The 4ner has also posted this (but again without using the correct title of the piece) so it is now referenced in glorious quadruplicate.

To avoid duplicate posting, it is essential that people use the original piece title rather than a paraphrase or some other quotation from within the piece.

I love you guys, you pedantic lot, you