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I'm not saying that DPR is innocent, on the contrary. I'm saying that the government will be using this as an opportunity to shout from the highest mountaintops
by ihsw 13y ago
I'm not saying that DPR is innocent, on the contrary. I'm saying that the government will be using this as an opportunity to shout from the highest mountaintops that decentralized systems of currency/information transfer is dangerous.
Of course, those doing the shouting will be the mainstream media -- mouthpieces of the government.
Criminal investigations are one thing, but guiding and manipulating the general populace is something else entirely. Tomorrow we will definitely be seeing lots of news about DPR, Bitcoin, Tor, and drugs -- this situation will be spun to high hell, both for supporting decriminalization and undermining it.
- tptacek 13y agoDid you miss the part about how the indictment said the opposite about Bitcoin?
- ihsw 13y agoIf the media reports that -- despite DPR's unsavoury activities -- BTC has its uses then I will quickly and happily eat crow. I'm expecting the worst tomorrow, especially considering all elements in the situation have very poor reputations (Silk Road, BTC, Tor, Tor hidden services).
- mbreese 13y agoSo far all I'm seeing is the government saying that they think a guy who ran an underground drug network tried to have people killed. I seriously doubt they care that much about Bitcoin in this instance.