Bitcoin press hits, notable sources

[worldinacoin]

Well, the exchange rate is now $5 plus not $7

Yet another Silk Road story.  The para quoted below is all there was on bitcoin.

Synthetic drug sales booming on Web

LARRY OAKES
2011-09-11

http://www.startribune.com/local/129596073.html?page=1&c=y


"Instead of credit cards -- which are routinely accepted at other sites -- Silk Road accepts only "Bitcoins," an untraceable digital currency available through online currency exchange services. Recently, the exchange rate was around $7 per Bitcoin. "

[julz]

Adrianne Jeffries of betabeat does a roundup of some of the recent publicity and issues surrounding Bitcoin.

Despite Cyberattacks and Overspeculation, Bitcoin Economy Continues to Evolve

Adrianne Jeffries
2011-09-15

http://www.betabeat.com/2011/09/15/despite-cyberattacks-and-overspeculation-bitcoin-economy-continues-to-evolve/

[julz]

Cybercriminals Have Their Eyes Set on Bitcoin

Michael Tants (Threats Analyst – EMEA Regional TrendLabs)
2011-09-15

http://blog.trendmicro.com/cybercriminals-have-their-eyes-set-on-bitcoin/

"It seems like Bitcoin is gaining popularity not only in the computing industry, but in the threat landscape as well."

[Big Time Coin]

This guy is a bit-basher with little understanding of how bitcoin works, referring to it in the past-tense, as though bitcoin was dead

http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/choicerules/entry/trust-and-bitcoin

Thanks for the eulogy, fool.

[julz]

Bitcoin: Cheat Sheet
The digital currency doesn't glitter but it's like gold...

Natasha Lomas
2011-09-16

http://www.silicon.com/management/finance/2011/09/16/bitcoin-cheat-sheet-39747938/

This is a pretty comprehensive intro! 

[Big Time Coin]

Bitcoin being discussed at Sibos 2011:

http://informilo.com/20110914/future-money-391

http://www.sibos.com/conferencedata/pages/speakers_details.page?speakerID=speaker_fea8f7d6-f885-4e8a-ba22-d94d469f51a6

Being taken seriously.

[julz]

A brief article in the Financial Chronicle's 'mydigitalfc' in Hyderabad India.

A Volatile, New Currency

2011-09-19

http://www.mydigitalfc.com/economy/volatile-new-currency-260

"Although Bitcoin trading has flourished in certain niches, its future depends on its adoption as a currency. As Benjamin Friedman, a Harvard economist, explained on National Public Radio in July, the dollar is legal tender, meaning that it must be accepted by all businesses operating in the United States. Since there is no such guarantee backing Bitcoins, a majority of consumers are unlikely to abandon the dollar for the virtual currency."

[ercolinux]

Just recieved: makeuseof has published a bitcoin manual http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/download-virtual-currency-the-bitcoin-manual

I've don yet read it so don't know the contents

[geek-trader]

Just recieved: makeuseof has published a bitcoin manual http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/download-virtual-currency-the-bitcoin-manual

I've don yet read it so don't know the contents

Just started reading it.  Looks really good so far.  I mean, really good.

[payb.tc]

Just recieved: makeuseof has published a bitcoin manual http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/download-virtual-currency-the-bitcoin-manual

I've don yet read it so don't know the contents

Just started reading it.  Looks really good so far.  I mean, really good.

yeah it is good, although i'd never heard of makeuseof.... where's ehow or howstuffworks.com ?  ...i'll email them.

edit: contacted howstuffworks.com but it seems ehow has no suggestions box and it's comment system is 'facebook only'.

[Big Time Coin]

http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogwrap#p/u/8/m4vXcwFirDc

say what you will about Bruce, he doesn't talk much.  Great discussion of legal issues affecting bitcoin by a professorial lawyer.

[julz]

Can Bitcoin Replace National Currencies?
David Zweig
2011-09-20

http://www.financialsense.com/contributors/david-zweig/2011/09/20/can-bitcoin-replace-national-currencies


"While this makes it unsuitable in its present form as a national currency, the development of digital currency is still in its infancy, and Bitcoin’s issues involving anonymity may eventually be resolved. "

[fivebells]

http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogwrap#p/u/8/m4vXcwFirDc

say what you will about Bruce, he doesn't talk much.  Great discussion of legal issues affecting bitcoin by a professorial lawyer.

  I watched the first 20 minutes and didn't see anything interesting.  Can you list some of the highlights you saw, and preferably say where they are in the (one-hour long) video?

[genjix]

http://bitcoinmedia.com/nice-spot-on-dutch-tv

[grondilu]

http://bitcoinmedia.com/nice-spot-on-dutch-tv

« Dutch TV has done a nice objective segment on the Silk Road and bitcoin. They point out (correctly) that bitcoin was specifically developed for illegal transactions while revealing the horrors of drugs to us. Lots of interviews from anti-bitcoin people. A+, would recommend as an educational piece. »

I'm not sure I understand what this means exactly.  Anyway a video link, if it exists, would be nice.

[dancupid]

http://bitcoinmedia.com/nice-spot-on-dutch-tv

« Dutch TV has done a nice objective segment on the Silk Road and bitcoin. They point out (correctly) that bitcoin was specifically developed for illegal transactions while revealing the horrors of drugs to us. Lots of interviews from anti-bitcoin people. A+, would recommend as an educational piece. »

I'm not sure I understand what this means exactly.  Anyway a video link, if it exists, would be nice.

The writer is being sarcastic.
The link is 'Enjoy ' in the post:

http://spuitenenslikken.bnn.nl/video/2b506bc160b59e1274aab9ac9df35b52

EDIT: Only in Holland would they actually buy some drugs on TV on  Silk Road and then sniff it to check if it actually is real.

[netrin]

The popup is asking "Are you over 16 years and agree to the terms and conditions?" [JA, yes] [NEE, no]

Code:

Comments, Google Translated:

K wrote on September 22, 2011 2:22:
Sorry my Dutch Is not too good. But just to point out as others have, it's a currency, just like any other currency. You can buy illegal things with euros just as well as you can with any other currency and bitcoins.

The big difference with bitcoins and old fashioned currencies is thats it's not printed by any government and any noticeable It does not take fees and Such (like eg with credit cards) to use it digitally. It does not make it any more or less overused for Illegal Purposes. That argument is Comparable to ban cars or saying We Should kitchen knives Because people get killed by em.


Sven Slootweg wrote on September 21, 2011 10:55 p.m.:
That could have been http://www.weusecoins.com/ usecoins.com instead, looks like my previous post that I do not meet when necessary.


Sven Slootweg wrote on September 21, 2011 10:50 p.m.:
Obviously not enough research done.

Bitcoin is not 'specially designed for illegal transactions. If your reasoning goes that way, then the dollar also developed for selling cocaine.

@ Everyone who has just seen this episode, take a look at http://www.bitcoin.org/ (the site of Bitcoin) and especially http://www.usecoins.com/ to understand what is Bitcoin DO (a decentralized currency).


September 19, 2011 @ 0:52: wrote on September 21, 2011 1:33:
Best of me,

it is not my intention to flaming but you'd better be really delve into the matter before making such posts.

Tor is really not a big deal, BNN had the kiddo's just better to warn.


Like complete information to protect stupid people''Cum Swallowing''and wrote on September 19, 2011 0:52:
Dear Editor, I can not imagine that you read but little chance I would take a minute.

Your research on this topic is not really thoroughly as there are some pretty important facts that you have completely left out of the broadcast. I found this myself because within 10 minutes (it was not that hard). So the situation you have outlined that drugs purchased from this website is completely anonymous. The website itself is also completely untraceable because they ensured by using Tor. Unfortunately, the payment Bitcoin actually traceable and it even makes it very easy for someone to find information. The IP address of all the two parties is in fact open to all. This IP address is traceable back to eg your home address and telephone number. Which is not only useful for the police but also fun for people who sometimes commit a overvalletje here and there. Well of course you can be sure that you have an anonymous IP address, but there are also ways to circumvent them if you really want to find.

What I'm saying is that you take a dumb idea in people's head placed a false sense of anonymity. There are people who do not take the necessary precautions and yet with this site to work. These people may result in trouble and you are the cause. Sure I know that you are not really the cause because everyone is responsible for his or her own actions. But just as an educational program, it is your responsibility to correct information in order to protect these people. There are extremely many stupid people in this world.

To force to stand here a YouTube video that explains everything as spotless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3v8mTJ64PE&NR=1


PS.
I am a dislect so ignore the grammar you get my point, right?

PPS.
If you have new colleagues, you find me email me and all other information as you can trace my IP;)


disappointed in syringes and swallowing wrote on September 18, 2011 23:17:
Pathetic how he messed up a group of friendly samewerking anyway for an article to be made.
I hope he is happy.
Journalist need not be destructive.
Maarja if you really need attention, buy a dog man!


marfnl wrote on September 17, 2011 2:03 p.m.:
The site is perfect Ty Bnn


frank wrote on September 16, 2011 6:28 p.m.:
hello


rotkind wrote on September 16, 2011 1:15:
like how everyone angry, but you will not 1,2,3 on that site, a child of 13 would zn father to ask for help before.


Pindo wrote on September 14, 2011 9:48 p.m.:
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Jelmer wrote on September 14, 2011 9:47 p.m.:
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http://ianxz6zefk72ulzz.onion/index.php


H & M wrote on September 13, 2011 11:51:
YOU CRACK MOTHERS KKR JUNK


syringes and swallowing to the failure wrote on September 12, 2011 11:53 p.m.:
Congratulations, now go every 13 years on the net.
Nicely done enough, otherwise ruin the whole thing a little harder ...


SilkRoad Vendor EU / US / CA / UK wrote on September 12, 2011 10:22 p.m.:
Dirty bastards, make it even more famous bunch of attention whores. You spoil everything with your commercial gezijk. We do not need children or more LEO allowing more people are eyelets.
There disappearing more and more vendors with types like you.
- SR vendor (100) Positive rating.
- Dannybrown@hushmail.com (business)


Booblover wrote on September 12, 2011 6:33 p.m.:
This does certainly not

[julz]

Doug Casey (An American free market economist and financial author) mentions bitcoins again.
He's not fond of them.

Doug Casey: Debt, Doom, and Opportunity

20011-09-21
http://howestreet.com/2011/09/doug-casey-debt-doom-opportunity/

"It’s like the perceived value of Bitcoins, as we discussed a few weeks ago; they are just as abstract and without intrinsic value as paper money, but they are not paper money and are supposed to be inflation proof. That was enough to get people to see value in them. They are, to reference the old joke, trading sardines, not eating sardines."

[julz]

CoinLab: New center for Bitcoin projects in Seattle

Todd Bishop
2011-09-23

http://www.geekwire.com/2011/coinlab-center-bitcoin-projects-created-seattle

"A group of Seattle entrepreneurs is forging ahead into the uncertain and intriguing world of Bitcoin with a new center for incubating projects and potential businesses involving the digital currency."

[julz]

Absolute poverty of strategy

Pratik Kanjilal
2011-09-23

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Absolute-poverty-of-strategy/Article1-749404.aspx

"If governments and institutions continue to fumble and bungle in search of economic solutions, libertarian currencies like Bitcoin will look increasingly attractive. Traditional money has become an absolute nightmare.

Relatively speaking, I mean.
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