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Re:Bitcoin: The future of money is at stake by kordless on Sunday February 09, 2014 @11:08PM (#7209062)
> they will do whatever it takes to essentially shut it down

Good luck on that.

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Re:Bitcoin: The future of money is at stake by 1qaz2wsx3edc on Sunday February 09, 2014 @11:28PM (#7209121)
The rise of the darknets will be funded in blood & bitcoins. Someone should write a novel on this, it's juicy!
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Re:Bitcoin: The future of money is at stake by GFK_of_xmaspast on Monday February 10, 2014 @12:05AM (#7209251)
Someone has. http://www.amazon.com/King-Bitcoin-Kayleen-Knight-ebook/dp/B...
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Re:Bitcoin: The future of money is at stake by dllthomas on Sunday February 09, 2014 @11:35PM (#7209150)
Strong parallels to Cryptonomicon.
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Re:Bitcoin: The future of money is at stake by arethuza on Monday February 10, 2014 @05:57AM (#7210258)
Wasn't the crypto currency in Cryptonomicon going to be backed by gold?
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Re:Bitcoin: The future of money is at stake by dllthomas on Monday February 10, 2014 @11:19AM (#7211833)
Yes. Parallels, certainly not identity.
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Re:Bitcoin: The future of money is at stake by arkem on Sunday February 09, 2014 @11:37PM (#7209158)
It's a minor theme in Halting State by Charles Stross
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Re:Bitcoin: The future of money is at stake by prestadige on Sunday February 09, 2014 @11:51PM (#7209211)
>Good luck on that

Yes, partly because there are too many countries and partly because each time the government of one country tries to shut it down, and fails, it makes bitcoin look stronger and more viable to the others.

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