I've heard of bitcoin, find the idea interesting, but doubt it will ever be widely accepted as a currency. Governments will legislate against it if it looks ilke it's getting any traction at all. Look no further than the guy who was sent to federal prison recently for "economic terrorism" by minting gold coins he called "Liberty Dollars". The Fed has a monopoly on creating money in the US, and doesn't like it when people try to compete.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Oren Beck <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:orenbeck@gmail.com">orenbeck@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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Date: Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 8:25 AM<br>
Subject: [ArchChat] anyone else heard of bitcoins?<br>
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They sound a lot like simoleons from Neal Stephenson's short stories.<br>
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<a href="http://www.weusecoins.com/getting-started.php" target="_blank">http://www.weusecoins.com/getting-started.php</a><br>
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They generate their coins from solving complex math problems on your pc.<br>
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