Wired article on Bitcoin : The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin

[Littleshop]

Quite interesting:

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/11/mf_bitcoin/all/1

[Littleshop]

Not a bad article, the most negative part is the title.  Seems pretty factual and avoids most sensationalism.  I wish it was on the front page of Wired though.

[Gavin Andresen]

Good, accurate article.

I'm still not Satoshi, though.

[johnj]

Good, accurate article.

I'm still not Satoshi, though.

Nice try, Satoshi!

[adamstgBit]

this image is labeled:

Key moments in the short and volatile life of bitcoin.



That's it guys, bitcoin is over...
Its been a fun ride.
take-care




 

[Atheros]

At least they're no longer saying that 'Bitcoin has been hacked' in reference to MtGox being hacked.

[ineededausername]

When Bitcoiners get interviewed, we should try to correct common misconceptions as well as answer the interviewer's questions. 

[btc_artist]

Good read.

[finway]

Hm, WIRED, this is huge.

and Dan Kaminsky is sitting on the comments:   seems he know who Satoshi is .


quote:

Ken Simpson

I'm siding with Dan Kaminsky. There's little question that Nakamoto is not from Japan, and is not one person. Someone put this thing together and made a killing - probably far more than they had hoped.

However, unlike real Ponzi schemes, Bitcoin actually does useful things - for folks who need to move money around surreptitiously. I think it has a modest future in the medium term as a way of paying people in developing countries for out-sourcing work, where banking systems are not necessarily well established for low cost international payments.

Thus the only "fall" has been the fall of the USD-BTC exchange rate. And that doesn't matter much if your only concern is paying a Chinese developer to craft you up a new WordPress theme.

[Littleshop]

Yes.  It is in the December print edition.  It is not easily found on the front page of wired.com right now though.

[cbeast]

Someone put this thing together and made a killing - probably far more than they had hoped... However, unlike real Ponzi schemes, Bitcoin actually does useful things

That's pretty much how I feel about MS and Apple.