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Hah. This is a subplot in Cryptonomicon. Neal Stephenson's books from the 90s have proven remarkably prescient.
by ecdavis 11y ago
Hah. This is a subplot in Cryptonomicon. Neal Stephenson's books from the 90s have proven remarkably prescient.
- LordKano 11y agoCryptonomicon was my first thought when I saw the headline. I can't help but wonder if it was the inspiration for this.
- s_henry_paulson 11y agoI'm gonna go with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-gold http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-gold + bitcoin