I think the best bit about the monetary use of  bitcoin is that it provides=
 very strong motivation to keep the blockchain network operating. This mean=
s that data stored in this "distributed ledger" has a good chance of being =
"perpetually" stored as anything else today IMHO.=20

Cheers,
..       Robin.



> On 19 Mar 2015, at 19:08, Jesse Lackey <jsl-ml@celestialaudio.com> wrote:
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> Hah, good question.  I'm sure one of the very well funded, low oversight=
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> & accountability three letter agencies will be delighted to tell the=20
> world how bitcoin facilitated some terrible thing.
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> A year or so ago some congressman proposed some ban on bitcoin because=20
> it facilitates illegal activities.  Shortly thereafter, another=20
> congressman proposed a ban on the $1 bill for the same reason to make=20
> the point.  A fun spectacle...
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> J
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> Chris Loper wrote:
>>> ... and personally I think the big worry (now, maybe not long-term)
>>> is financing terrorism vs. drug sales, laundering, or tax evasion;
>>> very fortunately that has not happened thus far.
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>> Suppose such activities were already occurring.
>> Why do you think that YOU would know?
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>> -Chris
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