> so is an individual cooking up bitcoin as an intellectual exercise Is that really far fetched? Seems it's no more far-fetched than an individual coming up wi

> so is an individual cooking up bitcoin as an intellectual exercise Is that really far fetched? Seems it's no more far-fetched than an individual coming up with the initial version of Linux. As I understand it, Bitcoin is just one implementation of the "crypto-currency" line of thought. E.g. http://www.weidai.com/bmoney.txt http://www.weidai.com/bmoney.txt