Early in this thread RR warned about .gov and bitcoin, and the more I think about it, he's right. In spite of Highnote's post listing all the "private" digital currencies out there, the fact is blockchain technology provides a much more detailed trail than wire transfers or cash.
And speaking of cash, bitcoin figures to be a major undermining factor in the war on cash. If .gov is simply allowing the private sector to market digital currencies to shake out all the bugs, will it really be that big of surprise when a mandatory government (i.e., IMF) crypto-currency becomes the world standard? Then the banksters will have complete control over your assets, including the ability to easily implement the ever desperate measure of negative interest rates.
Bitcoin may not be a chip in the forehead, but it could be part of the same package.
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