> "It is unfortunate Silk Road continues to make the headlines in association with Bitcoin - this is the dark side of Bitcoin, which the vast majority of digita

> "It is unfortunate Silk Road continues to make the headlines in association with Bitcoin - this is the dark side of Bitcoin, which the vast majority of digital currency users have no association with." Every currency or commodities of value have a dark side. A significant percentage of British notes have traces of cocaine, occasionally you see ones with blood on them. I'd consider blood diamonds to have just as sinister connotations as bitcoin. Discussing this reminds me of the scene in Beverley Hills Cop, where the character Michael Tandino is murdered for stealing a wad of bearer bonds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearer_bond http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearer_bond