To come away from yesterday`s hearing with the conclusion that the US government approves of bitcoin is a bit naive, I`ve gotta say. It`s nothing but a tiny blip on their radar right now. If bitcoin actually does catch on and spread outside the small circle of crypto geeks and libertarians, trust me, they will start to care. And they`re not going to have good things to say anymore. They will find a way to tax it, regulate it, or bring it down. That`s what they do.

How`s the online poker scene doing these days? Oh, that`s right, the government essentially shut it down by seizing the bank accounts of all the popular sites, in the name of *money laundering*. Hmm, wonder if bitcoin could be used for money laundering...