tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2616375427096332309..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Bank America/Merrill Lynch Analysts Issue Report on BitcoinRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-45289655694726897032013-12-06T12:23:27.796-05:002013-12-06T12:23:27.796-05:00"Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik explicit confi..."Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik explicit confirms on TV he is working with government and keeps updating the bitcoin protocol often to give control and power to US government."<br /><br />Let me guess: you're one of those people who's convinced there's an "internet kill switch" too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36873089697710836912013-12-05T21:16:59.800-05:002013-12-05T21:16:59.800-05:00please go to the link below- starting at the 15 mi...please go to the link below- starting at the 15 minute mark and paying special attention to what is said from 21: till the end of that segment of the show.<br /><br />Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik explicit confirms on TV he is working with government and keeps updating the bitcoin protocol often to give control and power to US government.<br /><br />http://blip.tv/whatstrending/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29263736315118749722013-12-05T15:42:46.561-05:002013-12-05T15:42:46.561-05:00Bitcoin as a Black Swan?
There are the IRS issues...Bitcoin as a Black Swan?<br /><br />There are the IRS issues, too. Is bitcoin a currency, or an investment? Different tax rates apply. How does one prove a capital expenditure, or a loss, or a gain? Who in their right mind would even report such a thing?<br /> <br />There is the bankruptcy angle, too. What if one has a stash of bitcoins, and declares bankruptcy. Are the bitcoins valued as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91290819633838115202013-12-05T13:28:25.353-05:002013-12-05T13:28:25.353-05:00There are ways and methods to try and destroy curr...There are ways and methods to try and destroy currency competition. If the currency monopolists cant outright crush Bitcoin with physical thuggary, they will most assuredly use their unlimited paper printing to crash their competition's credibility. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com