From StealthMonger@nym.mixmin.net Fri Jul 6 02:32:45 2018 From: StealthMonger To: cypherpunks-legacy@lists.cpunks.org Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Bitcoin and The Public Function of Money Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 02:32:45 +0000 Message-ID: <172289278071.3881296.8356640612078152901.generated@mail.pglaf.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============3722255412803561152==" --===============3722255412803561152== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gregory Maxwell writes: > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:51 PM, StealthMonger > wrote: >> Yes, Bitcoin liberates trade from "public" extortion ("taxation"). > It does no such thing. Not true. Look at the sources: ... Bitcoin can be considered to be another variety of cash, i.e. digital cash. ... and cash can also be used for tax evasion purposes. [1] [2] Bitcoin prevents inflation and helps tax evation [sic] (the system itself is hard to regulate) [3] > Under US law, for example, Barter in Bitcoins is just as taxable as ... States describe their pronouncements as "law" in an effort make them respectable. > Many Bitcoin users I know are kind and thoughtful people and all of > the developers I know are. Are you suggesting that there is something unkind or thoughtless about promoting a free market? > Tying it back to the list topic. Seems to be on-topic. From the liberationtech Info Page: The Program on Liberation Technology "Liberationtech" seeks to understand how information technology can be used to defend human rights, improve governance, empower the poor, promote economic development, and pursue a variety of other social goods. [4] By these criteria, Bitcoin discussion qualifies. > There are some interesting challenges in the context of anonymity > systems (in particular) which I think that Bitcoin, and technologies > from its ecosystem, can contribute to improving. Generally > preventing denial of service from resource starvation or spam is > frustrated when participants are anonymous. Resource starvation? Anonymous markets have thrived throughout history, and probably before. [1] http://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/virtualcurrencyschemes201210en.pdf [2] "tax evasion" is their euphemism for successful defense against their extortion. [3] http://shadowlife.cc/files/btcotc.pdf [4] https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech - --=20 -- StealthMonger Key: mailto:stealthsuite(a)nym.mixmin.net?subject=3Dsend%20stealthmonger-key -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.9 iEYEARECAAYFAlCVhlAACgkQDkU5rhlDCl5vDgCgn+gT6aD2zNiqKQpT42EMpikJ LkEAmwQVUnNuxZbv46xBibwwblDdWbXB =3DTgK+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanfor= d.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech ----- End forwarded message ----- --=20 Eugen* Leitl leitl http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE --===============3722255412803561152==--