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Re:US financial regulator: We could regulate Bitcoin “if we ... by dublinben on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @12:49PM (#5669133)
Bitcoin is already pretty painful to use. I don't think regulating it would encourage use in any way. If anything, it would remove the primary reason most people have for using it, independence from the government.
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Re:US financial regulator: We could regulate Bitcoin “if we ... by w1ntermute on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @01:09PM (#5669289)
BTC isn't inherently painful to use. Things are improving a lot.
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Re:US financial regulator: We could regulate Bitcoin “if we ... by tocomment on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @01:37PM (#5669481)
How are things improving?
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Re:US financial regulator: We could regulate Bitcoin “if we ... by cynoclast on Tuesday May 07, 2013 @01:24PM (#5669400)
And fast.
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