2012-09-04 banktech.com - Has Bitcoin Finally Arrived?

[julz]

Has Bitcoin Finally Arrived?
A New Hampshire state representative recently added a donation option on his website to accept the digital currency.

Bryn Yurcan
2012-09-04

http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/240006657

Advocates of Bitcoin were surely elated to hear the virtual currency has gone mainstream -- at least a little. New Hampshire state Representative Mark Warden, a Republican, announced recently that his campaign is accepting Bitcoin donations.
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In many ways, the increasing presence of Bitcoin scammers is even better proof of its potential mainstream acceptance than any politician's announcement.

[Snapman]

Umm, through this was old news. Wasnt this the guy that received anonymous bitcoin donations at first, but was required to return them unless a name was attached?

[julz]

Umm, through this was old news. Wasnt this the guy that received anonymous bitcoin donations at first, but was required to return them unless a name was attached?

Sure that's the one. It's pretty recent news really (past couple of weeks I think) - and it's common for there to be a slight delay for media and industry rags to pick the story up.

see also:
'Announcement Regarding State Rep Mark Warden's Bitcoin Strategy'
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=102022.0