> ..it's the people running the government who are using it to transfer public money to their overseas bank accounts. I really doubt that. People "running the

> ..it's the people running the government who are using it to transfer public money to their overseas bank accounts. I really doubt that. People "running the government" are far more likely to use pseudo-legitimate methods of transferring their wealth overseas (i.e. methods that are not available to anyone who doesn't inhabit the corridors of power) than Bitcoin. No, the people transferring wealth via Bitcoin will be in the emerging middle class demographic, not the the ruling class. Besides, if someone with political clout were to be identified as a Bitcoin launderer, it's likely that the evidence would simply be "lost". It's far more likely that the authorities would selectively prosecute those who they wished to imprison for other reasons.