I am in agreement with Dan re: it being a gov't op vs 'thief'. That was my first thought when the story broke, and nothing I've seen or heard since has changed my opinion.

-Shelley

On Mar 6, 2014 5:33 PM, dan@geer.org <dan@geer.org> wrote:

So, Jim (et al.), you say "thief" w.r.t. Bitcoin.

What odds do you give that the theft was a state-level op to
derail the Bitcoin economy, i.e., that making money was not the
object, rather, let's imagine, that this op hedges the vulnerability
of fiat currency to disintermediation.

--dan