Dealer’s Choice: Brother, Can You Spare A Bitcoin?
I find Bitcoin interesting for a number of reasons. It’s fascinating to me how such a radical idea – decentralized currency, seemingly lifted straight from the work of science fiction author Neal Stephenson – has taken hold so quickly here in the real world. You can buy gold and silver with Bitcoins; you can buy domains and hosting services with Bitcoin;
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The UIGEA essentially deputized the banks – against their will, if their testimony during hearings to codify new regulations before the Act went into effect is a fair indicator – to spy on their customers for the feds. U.S. government use of the banks for its own means isn’t new,
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Given that Bitcoin touches on so many facets of so many issues related to privacy and economic freedom, I imagine I’ll be paying attention to it for the foreseeable future.
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http://calvinayre.com/2012/11/16/poker/dealers-choice-spare-a-bitcoin-cryptocurrency
