Quote from: Gaugh on August 24, 2016, 10:28:35 AM

It's about time they looked into what can be done to redeem the image of bitcoins as a currency used for criminal activities.

Are you serious? The fact that Bitcoin is used by criminals as well has nothing to do with Bitcoin being evil. All kinds of money are used by criminals. The negative "image of Bitcoin" you like to see redeemed is painted by the mainstream media corporations that are controlled by government and financial institutions.

Painting Bitcoin in a negative light is just a pretext to try to exert control over it. Banks and governments are afraid to loose their wealth and power when people can independently manage their finances. They are desperate to prevent this and will use all dirty tricks to avoid this outcome.

Implementing surveillance methods for Bitcoin is the first step in an effort to eliminate fungibility by blacklisting coins and prosecuting users. We need privacy improvements for Bitcoin as soon as possible. I think only with fully anonymous transactions Bitcoin will be able to survive in its current form as a free, decentralized currency. Of course, government bootlickers and dumb people will try to prevent this outcome by inducing discord within the Bitcoin community.

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