Carl Ellison says:
For example, crypto-anarchic banks -- cute idea -- but if you ever want a cop to make your banker give you the money, the banker can't be anonymous and neither can you account be.
Perhaps the banker can't be anonymous, but the account certainly can be. Many countries have centuries of experience with this. Hell, the Austrians have 100% anonymous accounts to this day. Works just fine, and no trust is involved.
In fact, if the FBI has planted agents on this list, I wouldn't be surprised to discover someday that they were among the vocal anarchists.
Feel free to check my credentials. I assure you I earn more than enough money at my job that it wouldn't be worth the FBI's money to make the bribe big enough -- it would also have to cover the risk to me that being an anarchist presents vis a vis my job -- someday I might lose it for having strange political ideas, and salaries like mine are hard to come by in other professions. Its entirely possible that there are FBI agents on this list -- I proceed on that assumption every day. Its also possible that there are agents provocateur. However, I fully assure you that many of us are legitimate anarchists of long standing, most of us being of the capitalist anarchist persuasion. I'll fully agree that arguing for anarchy with the general public won't work at the current time -- and I agree that our image is important. However, at this point the battle is being fought by folks like EFF and CPSR. I for one don't see any reason to hide my politics, although I try not to make an issue of it. Perry