Re:Len Sassaman and Satoshi: A cypherpunk history
by lottin on Sunday October 10, 2021 @02:46AM
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I don't know that creating an whole new currency can be considered a "practical solution" to the need of having to move dirty money around. Surely there must be easier ways to achieve that goal and with a higher chance of success as well.
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Re:Len Sassaman and Satoshi: A cypherpunk history
by trixie_ on Sunday October 10, 2021 @04:02AM
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For him an encryption/programming expert it might of been. There were posts back in 2005 about how to design a 'bit gold' and he was already jumping through hoops to launder money to gold bars through hong kong with all kinds of problems. The motivation was there.