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Re:Coup or Death for the Bitcoin Foundation? by baddox on Friday March 07, 2014 @08:35PM (#7363864)
After all, there definitely has never been scams, blackmail, or war (literal or figurative) related to traditional currencies.
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Re:Coup or Death for the Bitcoin Foundation? by gtirloni on Friday March 07, 2014 @08:47PM (#7363899)
Point taken.

However, by positioning Bitcoin as a alternative to what most think are corrupt financial institutions, the Bitcoin community is automatically held to a higher standard. So far it's failing miserably to meet that standard.

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Re:Coup or Death for the Bitcoin Foundation? by TrainedMonkey on Friday March 07, 2014 @09:02PM (#7363938)
I've mostly seen claims praising bitcoin as anonymous, distributed, and unregulated currency.
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