Quote from: bitminers on August 05, 2011, 04:33:05 PM

Quote from: BlockHash on August 05, 2011, 02:52:43 PM

Quote from: malbritten on August 05, 2011, 02:43:22 PM

It doesn't matter if it's up or not. The damage has been done.

I'm not talking about the targii who thought they could trust some random internet guy taking their currency which has anonymity has a selling point who lost some BTC.

I'm talking about how those targii are now crying to the government asking them for help. This will only speed up the government regulation/banning of BTC. Thank idiots. Thanks.

It is pretty funny that a community as anti-government, anti-tax, and pro-libertarian as this one resorts at the drop of a hat to screaming "BIG GOVERNMENT COME HELP US! I DEMAND JUSTICE". Bruce Wagner being the main one leading the charge.

Whatever mental gymnastics it takes for them to justify it, I guess. But this will only cause more issues for BitCoin as this opens the door for every agency under the banner of the government to get inside and start picking it apart.

@ BLOCKHASH - What would you do if you lost over 25,000 coins yourself? and get your damn facts right, the FBI contacted Bruce how many Bitcoins do you idiots have? and what would you do? Everything you could to get them back, grow up.

Good question. As I never would have trusted a site like that with my BitCoins anyway, it's hard for me to say what I would do.

As a strong Libertarian, I know that going to the government for help contradicts my ideals and worldview. I would not be anxious to get the government involved at all, no matter how many of my BitCoins were stolen because I know that it will only lead to further infringement on our rights as citizens and in this Bitcoin market. If you truly believe in Bitcoin, you should know that the free market will correct this on its own and those that lose out should learn a valuable lesson for the next time they trust organizations on blind trust.