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Raid what? There is no central authority with bitcoins that can be shut down. They could go after exchanges I suppose, but exchanges aren't really necessary for
by mrsteveman1 16y ago
Raid what? There is no central authority with bitcoins that can be shut down. They could go after exchanges I suppose, but exchanges aren't really necessary for there to be a functional economy built around bitcoins.
- il 16y agoThere's always something to raid. Someone is hosting bitcoin.org, developing the client, etc. The government hates competition.
- getsat 16y agoThis has come up many times on the bitcoin forums/IRC. There's a few hardcoded nodes that the client will initially connect to, but you can also grab a third party list. The client is open source. The USA fortunately does not have jurisdiction everywhere, though they would like to think they do. By the time it pops up on their radar, it will be too late anyways.
- mrb 16y agoShutting down the bitcoin.org domain/website would be as effective as the attempts to block distribution of the DeCSS software and keys to combat DVD piracy in the late 1990s. It would be unlikely to hamper development of the Bitcoin network.