Weekend Open Forum: Your thoughts on virtual currencies

[davislane1]

...we'll add you to the list of people you just pronounced, "wrong". (It's only fair really). The US went off "the gold standard" in 1914 : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard.

We all know that's what I meant to say.

Here's the thing, I can very easily see a government cracking down on Bitcoin, if if becomes a threat to the currency of the realm. But, it already is a threat, to the collecting of income taxes. So remember, income tax evasion, was the only thing that the fed could pin on Al Capone, and it sent him to prison.

Excellent points. As per the 11th Commandment: Thou shalt not forsake the Government in thine transactions.