Hello folks, could someone suggest a site that is SAFE where I could deposit U.S. currency and purchase BTC, Litecoin, Doge, etc?  With the ability to export my coins to keep them safe or a place like Blockchain, etc?  Thank you!!

Actually that's not the case at all I've been buying pretty consistently since around $75.00

Ok, now that I've got your attention with an over dramatic sensationalized headline here is the real deal....

Soon the DHS will announce that anybody who owns, transfers, buys, trades, or settles debts with Bitcoins in the U.S. will be considered a person of interest in terrorist activities.   

That is exactly where I think we are going...Just give it time & with this new scandal literally breaking RIGHT now it further pushes the theory even closer to reality. With all the recent activities & Government involved shut downs of BTC & now this HUGE breaking news that websites like these including FB, Yahoo, Google, etc. are not only monitored but they have access to your accounts just makes it all worse...I can not believe the intrusiveness and abuse of power this U.S. Government has taken.  Soon well all have to be using TOR until that is outlawed... 

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/new-leak-feds-can-access-anything-in-your-google-facebook-and-more/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+All+content%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/nyregion/liberty-reserve-operators-accused-of-money-laundering.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

http://betabeat.com/2013/05/department-of-homeland-security-shuts-down-dwolla-payments-to-and-from-mt-gox/

The list goes on...

Bump 

Please add me to the Lotto too, thank you
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Here is a great interview with Gavin who is the chief scientist of the Bitcoin Foundation.  It's very interesting & informative.  Enjoy! 
http://twit.tv/show/triangulation/103

I like this idea, although I'm still a little confused by it.  Is this like setting up a quasi mutual fund that we all invest in?  How would we be protected from theft & what not?  This sounds like setting up a Corp. in EVE and then some guy runs off with all the money..lol.  I'm interested though..

I read someplace today on the forums that CampBX is not FINcen certified.  Now we all know DHS monitors these forums so blame me when CampBX gets shut down..lol J/K

Just set up a CampBX account & used Dwolla & it's working great & fast!! 

Like many of you I was using Dwolla to transfer in MtGox & now that DHS shut all that down I'm wondering where everyone is going in the U.S. to get $$ into your accounts?  I'm thinking that CampBX might be a good option & it's EASY.  Speed, security, & simplicity is what I'm looking for.  Thanks guys! 

Looks like Amazon is launching its own "digital currency".  I really with they would have adopted BTC but that's ok.  We still have a long road until BTC is mainstream.  
http://www.amazon.com/

I'm sorry if this has been posted a few times already, it never fails I post & five people always followup with duplicate links...LOL! Looks like the U.S. might be interested in getting "involved" with Bitcoin from a regulation standpoint...   
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/05/us-financial-regulator-we-could-regulate-bitcoin-if-we-wanted/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+All+content%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Are you currently mining BTC or buying it right now? 

Really?  LOL damn I literally JUST got the PDF statement.  I'm sorry about that & hopefully this will get locked then.  I didnt see in "Legal" where this was posted? 

PLEASE post in the ORIGINAL thread not this one. I'm sure mods will lock but I want folks to be aware of this since legal probably does not see much traffic.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=193999.0

Mt. Gox has been contacted by Coinlab (US) regarding a formal complaint filed against us in the United States. As we have just now received the complaint, neither Mt. Gox nor our legal team can make any official comment on the matter at this time, but we take this very seriously and will respond appropriately and quickly once we have had time to review it.

Source:
https://mtgox.com/pdf/20130503_coinlab_lawsuit.pdf

FYI: * Apologies if this is a re-post
http://gigaom.com/2013/05/02/is-bitcoin-for-real-find-out-at-gigaoms-silicon-valley-meetup/

Bitcoin is a hot topic for the tech and finance industries. GigaOM is hosting an exclusive get-together in San Jose on May 16th where people from Facebook, Google and Expensify will share their thoughts on the crypto-currency.
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Here is a pretty interesting article too. 
http://www.fastcompany.com/1785445/bitcoin-crypto-currency-mystery-reopened

I'm sure many of you already know this, if you have looked into the history of BTC but for some of our newer folks you may find this interesting.  I thought I'd post it here and those that have more info on who or what group REALLY created Bitcoin could add to it.  Thanks!


"Satoshi Nakamoto was the pseudonymous person or group of people who designed the original bitcoin protocol in 2008 and launched the bitcoin network in 2009. Beyond bitcoin, no other links to this identity have been found. His involvement in the original bitcoin protocol does not appear to extend past mid-2010.[9] Nakamoto was active in making modifications to the bitcoin network and posting technical information on the BitcoinTalk Forum until his contact with bitcoin users began to fade. Until a few months before he left, he was responsible for creating the majority of the bitcoin protocol, only rarely accepting contributions.[9]
In April 2011, Satoshi communicated to a bitcoin contributor saying he had “moved on to other things.”[41]
Identity
Investigations into the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto have been attempted by The New Yorker and Fast Company. Fast Company's investigation brought up circumstantial evidence that indicated a link between an encryption patent application filed by Neal King, Vladimir Oksman and Charles Bry on 15 August 2008, and the bitcoin.org domain name which was registered 72 hours later. The patent application (#20100042841) contained networking and encryption technologies similar to bitcoin's. After textual analysis, the phrase "...computationally impractical to reverse" was found in both the patent application and bitcoin's whitepaper.[1] All three inventors explicitly denied being Satoshi Nakamoto."
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

Interesting, based on the early votes most folks are not spending a lot of their own money to purchase BTC.  Most are waiting for the buy price to drop quite a bit more before buying...If this were Apple stock only a couple of you would be buying at current prices.