Good news; ECB 2012/10 report on virtual currencies

[Luno]

Yes, it should be a part on a press kit. I wonder if Max Kaiser could do another Bitcoin episode with some European MP's or economists.

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[evoorhees]

We published a thorough response on our blog:  http://blog.bitinstant.com/blog/2012/10/30/the-ecb-report-on-bitcoin-and-virtual-currencies.html

[Stephen Gornick]

Further discussion of the ECB paper here:

ECB paper on Bitcoin and virtual currencies
 - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=121271.0

[BCB]

Jon Matonis,

Gives a great interview about bitcoin and contributes to the discussion of "defining" bitcoin and identifying how is it distinct from other "electronic" or "digital" currency.

http://www.financialsense.com/financial-sense-newshour/guest-expert/2012/10/31/jon-matonis/bitcoin-crypto-currency-is-digital-gold-the-future-of-money

[BCB]

The anti-bitcoin campaign has begun

http://www.libertariannews.org/2012/11/04/bitcoin-fear-mongering-by-an-mba-school-ranking-website/

[nobbynobbynoob]

Ah, a Bitcoin-hater's propaganda piece. You'd at least think they'd get their facts right: BTC1 was worth ~US$33 in June 2011, not 2012!

[dtuur]

In november I published an analysis of the ECB paper, called "The Gloom of Central Banking"

Here's the pdf:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/112298863/The-Gloom-of-Central-Banking-pdf

Here's the consequent interview on the Max Keiser show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5vowdygIPU