Bitcoin press hits, notable sources

[netrin]

Bitcoin got a brief mention on Australia's national youth radio station TripleJ during the Hack half hour this afternoon.  They were talking about Wikileaks payment blockade and alternative means of donating.

you can listen to it or download the mp3 of it here: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hack/stories/s3347881.htm

if you just want to hear the 'bitcoin' sound bite, skip to about 2:40.

I've added the following to my Facebook profile:

"Banks have blocked finances to WikiLeaks. Donations are not illegal. Freedom of Speech is not yet illegal. Contact me if you want help donating to WikiLeaks."

[julz]

This chinese article  looks like a spinoff from the cnet article on whether casascius coins are legal or not.
This strikes me as sheer journalistic speculation. No legal sources are cited.

Bitcoin start their own coinage may violate U.S. law

2011-10-26
source: Sohu

http://news.jinghua.cn/352/c/201110/26/n3511910.shtml

http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://news.jinghua.cn/352/c/201110/26/n3511910.shtml&ei=T8OnTtKeFouimQWo-cWfDw&sa=X&oi=translate

[jimbobway]

Are physical Bitcoins legal?
by Eric Mack  October 25, 2011 3:51 PM PDT

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20125470-1/are-physical-bitcoins-legal/

My response to this:  http://www.bitcoinblogger.com/2011/10/bitcoin-popular-target-for-fud-fear.html

[julz]

The Leonard Lopate Show

All About Bitcoin
2011-10-26

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2011/oct/26/all-about-bitcoin/

Gavin Andersen, lead developer of Bitcoin, an experimental digital currency launched in 2009, and Dennis England, who owns Sugar Wedding Cakes and accepts Bitcoin, discuss how it works, the history of digital currencies, and how it compares to traditional currencies.

[wareen]

Gavin Andersen, lead developer of Bitcoin

There he is again! I'm wondering what the real Gavin has to say about this imposter giving interviews

[k]

Dvorak again.

http://www.groovypost.com/groovycast/x3-with-john-c-dvorak/bitcoin-dropbox-discussion/

[jimbobway]

Dvorak again.

http://www.groovypost.com/groovycast/x3-with-john-c-dvorak/bitcoin-dropbox-discussion/

That was pretty brutal to watch.

[molecular]

Dvorak again.

http://www.groovypost.com/groovycast/x3-with-john-c-dvorak/bitcoin-dropbox-discussion/

That was pretty brutal to watch.

I only managed to endure the first 3 minutes. Oooouch. It sure seems stupid people giggle a lot.

EDIT: this sure fits, too: "first they ignore you, then they laugh about you, then they fight you, then you win".

[netrin]

"first they ignore you, then they laugh about you, then they fight you, then you win" recalls the Victor,



but many more forgotten Losers failed at each comma,

[julz]

Can Casascius (Physical) Bitcoins Actually Spurn Legality?

Kit Dotson
2011-10-27

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2011/10/27/can-casascius-physical-bitcoins-actually-spurn-legality/

"The Casascius Bitcoin is just an interesting token of love connected to the Bitcoin market and has as little chance of running afoul of US law as much as any coin-like token redeemable for specific product or service might be."

[julz]

Bitcoin Can't Be Free from the Powers That Be, Because It Rides on Rails That They Control

Wagner James Au
2011-10-27

http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2011/10/bitcoin-cant-be-free.html

Bitcoin, the innovative virtual currency, may be a good idea for many reasons, but as it's currently conceived, it cannot really be free from corporate and state control. That's my strong belief after recently talking to Bill Maurer, Professor of Anthropology and Law at UC Irvine, whose specialty is money.
...

"t's not that they could easily pull the plug on the whole thing," he tells me, "just that they could easily stop the cash-in, cash-out side of Bitcoin, and effectively stop the flow of value into the system."

[cbeast]

Bitcoin Can't Be Free from the Powers That Be, Because It Rides on Rails That They Control

Wagner James Au
2011-10-27

http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2011/10/bitcoin-cant-be-free.html

Bitcoin, the innovative virtual currency, may be a good idea for many reasons, but as it's currently conceived, it cannot really be free from corporate and state control. That's my strong belief after recently talking to Bill Maurer, Professor of Anthropology and Law at UC Irvine, whose specialty is money.
...

"t's not that they could easily pull the plug on the whole thing," he tells me, "just that they could easily stop the cash-in, cash-out side of Bitcoin, and effectively stop the flow of value into the system."

There's an app for that.

[julz]

2011-10-26 Defcon 19 video is now live.
(DEF CON 19 was at the Rio Hotel and Casino August 4-7, 2011)

https://www.defcon.org/html/links/dc-archives/dc-19-archive.html


The 1st part of this youtube clip is the bitcoin part.

DEFCON19: Black Ops of TCP/IP 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3YRuRehlSU
Speaker Dan Kaminsky
...
BitCoin: Network Manipulation for Fun And (Literal) Profit
...

[julz]

With the Bubble Burst Has BitCoin Become the Currency it Strived to be?

2011-10-28

http://www.therefinedgeek.com.au/index.php/2011/10/28/with-the-bubble-burst-has-bitcoin-become-the-currency-it-strived-to-be/

"Thus the burst BitCoin bubble is something of a mixed bag. Whilst the increased liquidity and speculator free market is definitely a great help to BitCoin becoming a serious currency the continued price instability and loss of supporters negates those benefits completely."

[julz]

17 Dot Com failures and their modern counterparts

2011-10-27
HARRISON WEBER

http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2011/10/27/17-dot-com-failures-and-their-modern-counterparts/


Digital Currency

By now, everyone’s heard of Bitcoin, a peer to peer digital currency. From praise to criticism and security problems, there’s tons of buzz around the idea. What you may not know is that Bitcoin is a decentralized take on what Flooz (watch this commercial), Beenz and SpeedyBucks tried to accomplish 12 years earlier.

In 1999, digital currency was like a gift card without a store to back it’s value. In the end, the overall consumer reaction was “why?”

[gewure]

SibosTV - The Future of Money

http://youtu.be/bwmjyeKE6Kk

At Sibos 2011 Toronto, Kavita Maharaj ponders the future of money with Udayan Goyal, Founder, Anthemis Group SA; Heather Schlegel, Innovation, SWIFT; Donald Norman, Co-Founder of Bitcoin Consultancy, Owner of Intersango.com; and Shamir Karkal, CFO, Banksimple.

nice talk

[julz]

This one stretches the bounds of 'notable' - but I think it's an interesting read as a perspective from an 'investor/speculator' who has been blogging on the subject of economics/trading for years, appears to be new to bitcoin and despite the recent slew of media reports sees enough potential to dip in.

Bayesian Investor Blog
Ramblings of a somewhat libertarian stock market speculator

Bitcoin

2011-10-28

http://www.bayesianinvestor.com/blog/index.php/2011/10/28/bitcoin/

"I do think there’s a nontrivial chance that Bitcoin will become widely used as a store of value, and that might replace a significant amount of demand for gold a decade or two from now. "

...

"I will probably invest a small fraction of my net worth in Bitcoin, but I don’t feel any urgency about it."

[julz]

WILL BITCOINS JOIN THE RANKS OF US DOLLARS, EUROS AND OTHER CURRENCIES?

2011-10-26
Heidi Duran

http://www.patexia.com/feed/1155

"As people grow frustrated with the current systems in place and look to other alternatives, Bitcoins definitely have a place in the future and may just help create a real change in the world."

[payb.tc]

WILL BITCOINS JOIN THE RANKS OF US DOLLARS, EUROS AND OTHER CURRENCIES?

2011-10-26
Heidi Duran

http://www.patexia.com/feed/1155

"As people grow frustrated with the current systems in place and look to other alternatives, Bitcoins definitely have a place in the future and may just help create a real change in the world."

i prefer this quote:

"Bitcoin transactions are all free, with no charges or hidden fees and they are simply a matter of clicking your mouse."

[molecular]

SibosTV - The Future of Money

http://youtu.be/bwmjyeKE6Kk

At Sibos 2011 Toronto, Kavita Maharaj ponders the future of money with Udayan Goyal, Founder, Anthemis Group SA; Heather Schlegel, Innovation, SWIFT; Donald Norman, Co-Founder of Bitcoin Consultancy, Owner of Intersango.com; and Shamir Karkal, CFO, Banksimple.

nice talk

most definitely. I like the "smart bank" idea a lot, too. Did anyone catch the name of the "new german bank that was accounced"? "feda bank" or "feder bank", I can't find it.