5 Jan
2004
5 Jan
'04
7:45 p.m.
-- Declan McCullagh wrote:
If the Feds decided e-gold needed to be shut down and took very aggressive steps, what would happen?
Steve Schear wrote:
Initially there would likely be a surge in use by their competitors, like Pecunix, that operate entirely outside the US. Later new entrants would probably spring up.
Observe that the crackdown on Napster has led to competitors that are less centralized and make vigorous use of encryption. The existence of pecunix may well be what is deterring the treasury from a more vigorous crackdown on e-gold. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG 1leXM7i43VBERRp7Fl9yr4XpGR+1aQcgF4Lpb3Z8 4l172AEr/pH2r6bQ+FpdSN0+6tXvL3UHo7fKb3muF