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June 20, 2011, 09:38:30 PM |
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Another CNBC coverage with video: http://www.cnbc.com/id/43470148 |
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Dobrodav
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June 20, 2011, 09:44:21 PM |
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Kommersant.ru - wow ! It is very serious economical media source in Russia.
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JohnDoe
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June 20, 2011, 10:11:19 PM |
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It says Gavin has been meeting with congressmen. Is there a thread with details on this? |
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molecular
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June 20, 2011, 10:19:29 PM |
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"long pieces of computer algorithms" has to be my favourite all time definition of bitcoins  took me a while... they're talking about the blockchain! hilarious! |
PGP key molecular F9B70769 fingerprint 9CDD C0D3 20F8 279F 6BE0 3F39 FC49 2362 F9B7 0769
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molecular
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June 20, 2011, 10:29:00 PM |
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P.P.S. weusecoins video finally got it's mainstream TV spot (even if just outtakes), congratulations.
your probably talking about "mainstream english-speaking TV", right, because otherwise: tagesschau is pretty mainstream  maybe also the "czech CNN" piece (with slush in it) had outtakes of weusecoins, not sure: http://www.ct24.cz/vysilani/2011/06/05/211411058050022-20:00-horizont-ct24/ |
PGP key molecular F9B70769 fingerprint 9CDD C0D3 20F8 279F 6BE0 3F39 FC49 2362 F9B7 0769
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Vladimir
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June 20, 2011, 10:33:52 PM |
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molecular, fair comment.  It would be more accurate to say CNBC the financial reporting behemoth of TV. This is a channel which many many traders have in background all day long while trading all around the world. The pulling power of bitcoin via this little exposure on people with money to throw around shall not be underestimated. |
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tymothy
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June 20, 2011, 10:43:49 PM |
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molecular, fair comment. It would be more accurate to say CNBC the financial reporting behemoth of TV. This is a channel which many many traders have in background all day long while trading all around the world. The pulling power of bitcoin via this little exposure on people with money to throw around shall not be underestimated. I liked the reporter's little quip at the end "I have a feeling we'll be hearing more about bitcoins in the future". I'm imagining the day they'll flash the USD to Bitcoin exchange rate on the ticker at the top, next to the Euro and Yen. What does it take to get Bitcoin on Forex? |
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June 20, 2011, 10:47:26 PM |
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What does it take to get Bitcoin on Forex?
The support of a central bank. |
"The powers of financial capitalism had another far-reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole. This system was to be controlled in a feudalist fashion by the central banks of the world acting in concert, by secret agreements arrived at in frequent meetings and conferences. The apex of the systems was to be the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, a private bank owned and controlled by the world's central banks which were themselves private corporations. Each central bank...sought to dominate its government by its ability to control Treasury loans, to manipulate foreign exchanges, to influence the level of economic activity in the country, and to influence cooperative politicians by subsequent economic rewards in the business world."
- Carroll Quigley, CFR member, mentor to Bill Clinton, from 'Tragedy And Hope'
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Vladimir
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June 20, 2011, 10:55:44 PM |
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What does it take to get Bitcoin on Forex?
The support of a central bank. Ok I support it.  |
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June 20, 2011, 11:04:08 PM |
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I just clicked that link, above the article there is a large blue paypal banner, its says "PAYPAL Trust your online payments to the experts"  it looks a little rough, maybe they chucked it together in a hurry and got it included with the normal banners last minute? |
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June 20, 2011, 11:47:43 PM |
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http://www.schiffradio.com/Today's guest is Donald Norman, co-founder of Bitcoin Consultancy, on why an online digital currency is the monetary system of the future. Peter has a large following of very savvy investors and this could make a big impact.
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June 20, 2011, 11:50:16 PM |
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http://www.schiffradio.com/Today's guest is Donald Norman, co-founder of Bitcoin Consultancy, on why an online digital currency is the monetary system of the future. Peter has a large following of very savvy investors and this could make a big impact. Dang premium content. Does anybody have a link to a free version? |
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June 20, 2011, 11:54:41 PM
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http://www.schiffradio.com/Today's guest is Donald Norman, co-founder of Bitcoin Consultancy, on why an online digital currency is the monetary system of the future. Peter has a large following of very savvy investors and this could make a big impact. Dang premium content. Does anybody have a link to a free version? It's streaming on a loop for free right now, or you can click on this link: http://www.schiffradio.com/pg/jsp/charts/audioMaster.jsp?dispid=301&pid=52763&f=NTI3NjMtdHJ1ZS0wNi8yMC8yMDExEdit: just listened to the full interview and Peter still doesn't quite get it. I've no doubt this will turn a lot of smart people on to Bitcoins though, and someday Peter will come around. |
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bitboy
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June 21, 2011, 01:00:38 AM |
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I did not receive any private messages or instruction from anyone before, and when I first created those graphics, not even from SN.
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June 21, 2011, 01:11:21 AM |
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Technology Reviewpublished by MITAn Insecure Economy Built on a Super Secure CurrencyAn attacker distorted the value of a bitcoin on the biggest marketplace for the currency http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/26910/?ref=rss
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June 21, 2011, 01:24:04 AM |
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Edit: just listened to the full interview and Peter still doesn't quite get it. I've no doubt this will turn a lot of smart people on to Bitcoins though, and someday Peter will come around.
Not only Peter Schiff didn't get it, Mike Malonely's goldsilver.com doesn't get it either. http://goldsilver.com/news/bitcoins-the-alternative-currency-joke-value-crashes-after-exchange-compromised-share/"Value Crashes"? what crashes? The original source wasn't overly negative, but I sense a lot of gloating from the website's editor. |
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June 21, 2011, 01:27:18 AM |
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The schiffradio podcast has a download link under "Today's Show". It's 56k mp3 but for speech that's fine. The CNBC video is pretty good, it's fairly balanced (most use/trading in UK, huh?) and sounded positive overall. The other CNBC piece has a gem too, Gavin saying: "the nature of dealing with money is that you will deal with thieves." - out of context it sounds kinda subversive too  |
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June 21, 2011, 02:31:04 AM |
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this just came across my news feed today, June 20th, 2011. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/06/eff-and-bitcoinJUNE 20TH, 2011
EFF and Bitcoin
Announcement by Cindy Cohn
For several months, EFF has been following the movement around Bitcoin, an electronic payment system that touts itself as "the first decentralized digital currency." We helped inform our members about this unique project through our blog and we experimented with accepting Bitcoin donations for several months in an account that was started by others.
However, we’ve recently removed the Bitcoin donation option from the Other Ways to Help page on the EFF website, and we have decided to not accept Bitcoins. We decided on this course of action for a few reasons:
1. We don't fully understand the complex legal issues involved with creating a new currency system. Bitcoin raises untested legal concerns related to securities law, the Stamp Payments Act, tax evasion, consumer protection and money laundering, among others. And that’s just in the U.S. While EFF is often the defender of people ensnared in legal issues arising from new technologies, we try very hard to keep EFF from becoming the actual subject of those fights or issues. Since there is no caselaw on this topic, and the legal implications are still very unclear, we worry that our acceptance of Bitcoins may move us into the possible subject role.
2. We don't want to mislead our donors. When people make a donation to a nonprofit like EFF, they expect us to use their donation to support our work. Because the legal territory around exchanging Bitcoins into cash is still uncertain, we are not comfortable spending the many Bitcoins we have accumulated. Because of this, we’re giving the Bitcoins that have been accumulated, or that may accumulate in the future, in the account set up in our name to the Bitcoin faucet, so that they can continue to circulate in the community.1
3. People were misconstruing our acceptance of Bitcoins as an endorsement of Bitcoin. We were concerned that some people may have participated in the Bitcoin project specifically because EFF accepted Bitcoins, and perhaps they therefore believed the investment in Bitcoins was secure and risk-free. While we’ve been following the Bitcoin movement with a great degree of interest, EFF has never endorsed Bitcoin. In fact, we generally don’t endorse any type of product or service – and Bitcoin is no exception.
We appreciate the outpouring of support we have received from the Bitcoin community and we share that community's commitment to privacy and innovation. We also appreciate their frustration with the privacy problems posed by existing on-line payment systems. However, EFF will no longer be accepting or spending Bitcoins.
[1] We understand that we cannot close the account that has been set up in EFF’s name and that returning the donations to the individual donors would be complex and difficult.
I cross posted this post here: http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=804.msg254600#msg254600 |
"We will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography, but we can win a major battle in the arms race and gain a new territory of freedom for several years.
Governments are good at cutting off the heads of a centrally controlled networks, but pure P2P networks are holding their own."
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June 21, 2011, 03:42:12 AM |
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Bitcoin struggles as it tries to change e-currency The P2P online currency shirks regulation or outside influence, but security woes and an unstable worth are among its current hangups.http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/bitcoin-struggles-as-it-tries-to-change-e-currency/ |
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