Quote from: julz on September 16, 2011, 05:29:48 AM

Quote from: phillipsjk on September 16, 2011, 05:16:50 AM

I find it strange the the job posting asks applicants to mention a code-word referencing Scientology.

Does this mean the Church of Scientology knows about bitcoin and wants to push out their own version; complete with celebrity endorsement?

It seems rather silly of them to link their new currency with the Church of Scientology that way - whether or not they are in fact Scientologists.

While theoretically it shouldn't matter who initiated things so long as the code is open source and scrutinized by many - I think 'an anonymous Japanese/English cryptographer 'is a heck of a lot of a better start from a PR perspective than 'Scientologist Investors'

Even the name 'StealthCoin' seems to make little business sense.
Bitcoin is already burdened by some perceptions that it's too risky, shadowy and not for 'legitimate' business - why would someone genuinely wanting an investment return push further in that direction?

+1

I too found the name "StealthCoin" as decidedly business unfriendly. Not legal businesses anyway...