Oh Lawdy! The U.S. Post Office Wants Yo Coinz!

[rat]

http://rt.com/usa/us-postal-service-bitcoin-780/

*"The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) led a webinar last week on bitcoin and other digital currencies to “explore the possibilities” of setting up bitcoin and other digital-currency exchanges at post offices as a means of boosting revenue. The event included representatives of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Booz Allen Hamilton, and the World Bank, among others, MainStreet reported."

*in response to the guy below - who can't read.

[BitWinner]

It mainly says that they want to start their own Alt Coin...

Good luck to them!

[hilariousandco]

I can't see it boosting their revenue by much, but at least it would drum up some free advertising and interest.

It mainly says that they want to start their own Alt Coin...

Good luck to them!

Does it? That looks like it was a suggestion from somebody else.

[Lethn]

Too much pre-mining going to be involved and the federal reserve will want them to inflate it

[BitWinner]

It mainly says that they want to start their own Alt Coin...

Good luck to them!

Does it? That looks like it was a suggestion from somebody else.

The OIG also discussed the possibility of creating a “postcoin” as a USPS-specific digital currency.

“There were suggestions like if someone made 'postcoin,' 'What would that be?' 'How could that help?' If we were to employ the technology to support post office operations around the world, internationally, how could crypto currency help post offices do their business?" Darrell Duane, a bitcoin consultant who was involved in the webinar, told online digital currency site CoinDesk.

Looks like at least some people are suggesting it...