>So even die hard libertarians who value personal freedom such as anonymity a great deal have to acknowledge that the real life consequences of exchanges like L

>So even die hard libertarians who value personal freedom such as anonymity a great deal have to acknowledge that the real life consequences of exchanges like Liberty Reserve are a net negative to society. I'm not sure I agree at all with this statement. Replace "liberty reserve" with Bitcoin and I certainly don't agree that it's a net negative to society. Unless by "society" you mean the current status quo, in which case I'd agree but this changes the tone of your message significantly.