Try sending a gold coin to the other side of the planet in 10 seconds...
2 hours for the confirmation on the blockchain to come in.
2 hours? what no, try less than an hour, and you can also send coins that arn't fully confirmed if you do raw transactions
Why not just trade in something else like gold or coins, where you can buy and sell without having a state security system looking over your shoulder?
I frankly don't know if I'm a fan or not. I haven't been, but the movement seems persistent, and I admire that. I also admire the concept of trying to use technology to free us from ever-more-oppressive governments. However I'm cautious: BC is "version 1.0". Might take until version 3 or so to get the bugs worked out.
I just hate seeing a lot of really smart people work hard to end up in the same spot they started from.