On 23/06/11 20:38, jwm.art....@gmail.com wrote: > Very interesting links again Rob.
Thanks. > are you a bitcoin user? If so, anything to say about it? I'm running Bitcoin on my computers, and I donated some to Dope Stars Inc for their new album. I also have some LETS: http://www.letslinkuk.net/ And some Linden Dollars: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Economy_of_Second_Life I don't find the objections to Bitcoin convincing, especially those that argue that Bitcoin couldn't support the economics that led to the recent crash, but then again it is untried both technologically and socially so I'm very wary of it. I expect that if it does turn out to be effective it will either be destroyed by the state, destroyed by organized crime, or both. Like eGold: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/06/e-gold/ So I'll keep a small Bitcoin reserve, and see if I ever manage to mine any. The funniest thing about Bitcoins are the people pointing out that, unlike real money, their value is imaginary. :-D On 23/06/11 20:56, Ana Valdes wrote: > Did anyone heard about à scam with bitcoin revealed last week? It was someone > who hacked many crypted accounts and à lot of real money was lost. > Don't remember the source, sorry "MTGox, we discover, was the victim of an internal leak of their database. They were not hacked, and they are the victims of a criminal act of theft.": http://irdial.com/blogdial/?p=3086 "The virtual currency Bitcoin will "bounce back" after a hack attack caused its value to collapse, according to one of its senior developers.": http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13857192 - Rob.
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