Ted Rall for May 19, 2014
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Transcript:
The Federal Election Commission has approved bitcoin and other virtual currencies as political contributions. (Man: Cuz: It's cool!) (Woman: Also, why not?) Politicians are struggling to adapt. (Woman: I understand pieces of black and green paper, pieces of black and green paper are real. How is bitcoin real?) How do they handle sales of access and influence? (Man: 30 minutes? I gave you a bag of dogecoins!) (Woman: Which lost 1/2 their value/ 1/2 bribe= 1/2 meeting= 1/2 favor.) Or vendors? (Woman: Maybe some defense contractor will take cryptocurrencies- but not me.)
Jason Allen almost 10 years ago
Anyone who had money in the Mt Gox bitcoin exchange got a harsh reminder of that. Governments are cracking down on the exchanges for their business conduct.
yusodum almost 10 years ago
Sorry, but I have my own pet peeve. Please don’t call it Mt Gox. It’s MtGOX. And please call it by its full name: Magic The Gathering Online eXchange, which is what it is short for. It really helps putting the whole thing into perspective.
William Bednar Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Think you are smarter than a 5th grader? Ok. answer the following question: If a bitcoin is worth $1 U.S., how much is a bytecoin worth? And no, not $8.