Indeed. Hence my main point on HN for the last week: for a system that presumably requires no trust and has fully public transactions, BitCoin is surprisingly r

Indeed. Hence my main point on HN for the last week: for a system that presumably requires no trust and has fully public transactions, BitCoin is surprisingly rife with spectacular heists, misinformations and contradictory speculations. It is not ready for primetime at a structural level. Advocates need to stop trying to convince those who are already converts, and address problems and fears of non-participants.