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I mean that as no slight. I'm an American and I best understand the American political scene; anything about any other countries would have been ill-informed at

I mean that as no slight. I'm an American and I best understand the American political scene; anything about any other countries would have been ill-informed at best. But...I will say that because of the dominance of the United States (SV in particular) in the tech scene (and the US's financial clout), I find it likely that any mass adoption would come from an American startup, and ultimately true "mass adoption" would have to include America and would therefore end up with these same problems.

numerik 12y ago
I think your arguments make sense when focusing on the US, but I don't necessarily agree that "mass adoption" would have to include the US. If bitcoin were made illegal (or impotent by regulations) in the US, bitcoin wouldn't die-- we'd just get left behind in terms of innovation; financial and otherwise. As an American, I'm hoping that doesn't happen.