[7/2/14] WINNER OF FBI COINS !!!!!!!! TIM DRAPER DFJ VENTURE

[RiverBoatBTC]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/sns-rt-us-usa-bitcoin-20140701,0,4038036.story

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venture capitalist Tim Draper won the U.S. Marshals bitcoin auction earlier this week that captured about $18 million for 30,000 bitcoin, according to an e-mailed statement sent to Reuters.

"With the help of Vaurum and this newly purchased bitcoin, we expect to be able to create new services that can provide liquidity and confidence to markets that have been hamstrung by weak currencies," Draper said in the statement.

The statement was issued by Vaurum, a Palo Alto-based company that facilitates over-the-counter bitcoin trading for financial institutions and high-net-worth traders, of which Draper is a major backer.

"Of course, no one is totally secure in holding their own country's currency. We want to enable people to hold and trade bitcoin to secure themselves against weakening currencies."

Vaurum chief executive officer Avish Bhama said Draper will partner with Vaurum to provide bitcoin liquidity in emerging markets.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Marshal's Service announced that there was only one winner of the auction. It auctioned off bitcoin seized from the Silk Road drug ring. There were more than 40 bidders in the auction, with a number of well-known players in bitcoin saying they were unsuccessful.

[RiverBoatBTC]

http://www.streetinsider.com/Forex/UPDATE%3A+Tim+Draper+Said+to+Have+Won+U.S.+Marshals+Auction+of+30,000+Bitcoin/9632127.html

(Updated - July 2, 2014 8:58 AM EDT)

Venture Capitalist Tim Draper of is said to have won the U.S. Marshal's auction of Silk Road's approximate 30,000 seized bitcoin, according to reports from Reuters.

In a statement yesterday on the auction The US Marshals said, "The US Marshals Bitcoin auction resulted in one winning bidder. The transfer of the bitcoins to the winner was completed today." The identity of the winning bidder was kept confidential.

Today in a statement from Draper, he said "With the help of Vaurum and this newly purchased bitcoin, we expect to be able to create new services that can provide liquidity and confidence to markets that have been hamstrung by weak currencies."

[gondel]

http://www.coindesk.com/tim-draper-revealed-silk-road-bitcoin-auction-winner/

Is that true? Who posted this information?

For who dont know who this guy is please see the following:
BTW nice teeth   Will bite to BTC strongly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_C._Draper

[RiverBoatBTC]

Yea its true, just now spreading. Funny that I am faster then coin desk lol

[Minecache]

Date format of this thread is incorrect and confusing.

[cr1776]

Date format of this thread is incorrect and confusing.

Yeah, good luck with that.  The format of only one of the posts on the first page follows the posting rules.   They are honored in the breach more than anything.

[RiverBoatBTC]

Date format of this thread is incorrect and confusing.

Its only incorrect to you, maybe its correct to me and the other way is confusing? The world does not revolve around one way

[segeln]

Date format of this thread is incorrect and confusing.

Its only incorrect to you, maybe its correct to me and the other way is confusing? The world does not revolve around one way

what about regarding this :POST FORMAT: YYYY-MM-DD SITE - HEADLINE
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=246823.0
it is a convenience for all

[Minecache]

Date format of this thread is incorrect and confusing.

Its only incorrect to you, maybe its correct to me and the other way is confusing? The world does not revolve around one way

No the moderator set the date standard. It's incorrect and confusing.

[RiverBoatBTC]

It will be ok the mod can change it if he wishes, he has never done it before. Welcome to United States and this is how we date things

[dave111223]

It will be ok the mod can change it if he wishes, he has never done it before. Welcome to United States and this is how we date things

Welcome to the world, it's just across the border.

[cr1776]

Date format of this thread is incorrect and confusing.

Its only incorrect to you, maybe its correct to me and the other way is confusing? The world does not revolve around one way

No the moderator set the date standard. It's incorrect and confusing.

The moderator has been ignoring it for more than a year.  Now less than 1% use the format that it is supposed to use adding in brackets all over the place.

It is pretty much anything goes in here now.  So you might as well just leave it as it is - people will notice the one that sticks out :-)

[BitDreams]

Your article will gain less visibility by not using correct format and will gain more visibility if you also post in the pinned thread.

[Minecache]

Your article will gain less visibility by not using correct format and will gain more visibility if you also post in the pinned thread.

Exactly. I thought the original post was old news until I double checked the date. Is it really that hard for people to use the agreed date standard?

[cr1776]

Your article will gain less visibility by not using correct format and will gain more visibility if you also post in the pinned thread.

Exactly. I thought the original post was old news until I double checked the date. Is it really that hard for people to use the agreed date standard?

Given that in the first two pages (just now) only TWO people followed the rules, I think it must be either extremely hard for people to read the post or they just don't care.  It is quite clear (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=246823.0):

POST FORMAT: YYYY-MM-DD SITE - HEADLINE

No brackets, just:
     YYYY-MM-DD SITE - HEADLINE


I guess it is too much trouble for people to read or care.