>> My impression is that it's not a problem, since I don't think there >> are any significant governments so ignorant of macroeconomics to >> confuse Bitcoins, which are commodities, with money.
>I seem to recall a problem with derivatives in the past, and we still >have them. Sorry, I have no idea what this complete nonsequitur is supposed to mean. We've had a problem with E.Coli in bean sprouts, and we still have those, too. > I believe if wall street could figure out a way to make money on > BitCoins, they would be legitimized and macroeconomics would be set > aside again. Bitcoins are way too small a market to be interesting to Wall St. Really, they're pet rocks, worth a few dollars to anyone who thinks they're cute. Once you understand that, all of the "surprising" characteristics become obvious. R's, John _______________________________________________ cryptography mailing list [email protected] http://lists.randombit.net/mailman/listinfo/cryptography
