Quote from: beetcoin on June 05, 2014, 06:56:30 PM

Quote from: keithers on June 05, 2014, 06:55:36 PM

Quote from: kokoarm on June 05, 2014, 12:15:02 PM

Quote from: blatchcorn on June 05, 2014, 10:53:42 AM

I can see the headlines now: 'Bitcoin funds al qaeda'

I agree. Unfortunately it would do more harm than good to push Bitcoin in Afghan right now. The government is in talks with the Taliban who may soon be power-sharing.

Sub Saharan Africa and small independent States are better options if you are trying to encourage Bitcoin use as a major part of a country's economy.

The US government would probably love it to be able to publicly tie BTC and cryptos with funding Al Qaeda. That would give them so much smear campaign potential that it isn't even funny...

well, if i were a lobbyist for mastercard or paypal, i'd try to plant this story and shit on bitcoin. it would make my argument much more effective.

They have all ready tried to tie us to the drug trade and child pornography so it would not surprise at all. Of course the US dollar is far more tied to these activities than bit coin but it is an easy scare tactic.