Oct 05, 2013 10:11 AM

Scott Duncan

For your consideration: A live object lesson on why crypto-currencies can't be "stolen", and why people will just take their shit back, when they CAN, 100% of the time.

The Magic of Bitcoin Turns FBI's Seized Booty Into Government Protest | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

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The FBI seized over $3.3 million in digital currency after busting up the online drug marker known as The Silk Road, and on Friday morning, someone spotted what is likely the online address where the feds are keeping all that money. The seized funds are in the form of bitcoins, the world's most popu...

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Scott Duncan

Oct 05, 2013 11:54 AM

The users of this currency can flag the seized "money" as "Dirty" and effectively "nullify" it. This will increase the VALUE of the "Clean" BitCoin, as its scarcity is a fixed variable.

Jeff Roggers

Oct 05, 2013 1:32 PM

Get your hands off my stack. Has a whole new meaning.

Scott Duncan

Oct 06, 2013 5:00 AM

This is just the BETA test. I think i have an idea how the mars curiosity probe feel. :D That was only supposed to work for 90 days, and it's STILL working. :D ...mostly.

I can't help but conclude that the PRODUCTION version is already perfect and only the development team (myself included) and its collective fears/perfectionism are holding it back.