Your mind is obviously too old and intolerant for rap, regardless of physical age.

You'd probably feel differently if you weren't so old.

Sounds a bit clunky in my head but I suppose a talented rapper could make it work. Depends on the rhythm. You win

Dolla can also rhyme with more words. What can Bitcoin rhyme with?

Dolla sounds a lot more rhythmic than Bitcoin.

So greedy victims deserve more punishment than the scammer?

Why not just make multiple <$10k deposits from Coinbase? Avoiding the possible bank hassle of a single large deposit is a good enough reason for making multiple smaller deposits.

I'm still trying to understand any advantage this service has over Bitstamp or Coinbase.

Does this service allow clients to keep their assets in either BTC or $$ like Bitstamp?
Does the service allow selling BTC and holding the $$ proceeds in their Circle account, like Bitstamp?
Does the service allow selling BTC and depositing the $$ proceeds directly to one's bank account, like Coinbase?
Does the service allow one to sell their BTC for $$ without fees (not sure if Coinbase charges a fee upon selling)?

The current bitcoin logo looks ghastly and almost unintelligible in print. Like a squashed bug.

Auctions need a healthy population of bidders to succeed, and that won't happen if the rules tilt too favorably toward sellers.

A lot of unnecessary abuse going on here.

I too was wondering how the gov could sell seized assets of someone who has not had a trial.

How could a home down payment from BTC profit be anything other than a taxable gain (in USA)?

Very misleading (trollish) subject title.

Keep in mind that he stole from a site full of drug dealers.

They will have to pay their taxes+penalties and they might get jail time, but they won't have all their coins confiscated.

btc-e has recently seen a sharp spike in customer withdrawal complaints. It doesn't help that its defenders are all new to this forum. It would be reasonable to avoid btc-e for now.

It's also reasonable to avoid btc-handlers that don't have a good and long track record.

MtGox just reached $1216.

Most of us trust a 3rd party to handle our stored financial assets. Banks, stockbrokers, etc. I don't think mainstream btc users will ever catch on to using offline wallets, and if they do it will be a less convoluted solution like Electrum.

From what I've read here and on reddit, offline wallets are as vulnerable to allowing btc to disappear as much or more than 3rd party online solutions with a good track record.

Edit: That bike cost $80,000 only if you didn't replace the btc you used for the purchase. I always make a replacement purchase of btc before spending them.