2013-12-10 Cyprus Central Bank warns about risks in use of Bitcoin

[bryant.coleman]

I suppose when you are waking up alongside severed horse head presents from the Russian mob then bitcoin 'pronouncements' can seem like a pleasant distraction ...

The Russian mafia is in a severely weakened condition, after many prominent members were arrested a few years ago in Spain. They lost tens of billions of $$$ in Cyprus. Were they able to retaliate? NO.

[pand70]

I suppose when you are waking up alongside severed horse head presents from the Russian mob then bitcoin 'pronouncements' can seem like a pleasant distraction ...

I think the horse head is an italian mafia trademark 

[marcus_of_augustus]

I suppose when you are waking up alongside severed horse head presents from the Russian mob then bitcoin 'pronouncements' can seem like a pleasant distraction ...

I think the horse head is an italian mafia trademark 

Oh ... it was meant as allegorical joke on the relative size of the issues involved than a detailed expose, if that wasn't clear.