<nettime> Internet Digital Black Friday: First Bitcoin "Depression" Hits

[Ted Smith]

On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 10:44 -0400, Ulex Europae wrote:
> At 04:43 12 06 11, Jeffrey Paul wrote:
> >On 12 Jun, 2011, at 10:31 , Eugen Leitl forwarded:
> >
> > > That said, there's numerous ways your privacy could be compromised
> > > if your buying drugs or performing elicit activities. Some points of
> > > possible attack include:
> >
> >This guy doesn't know that The Silk Road is a hidden service that can
_only_
> >be accessed via Tor - and he further doesn't know the difference between
> >"elicit" and "illicit".
>
> Also, didn't someone say that bitcoins were fairly stable in the $10
> range before that Silk Road article, that they jumped up to $20 and
> $30 after the article?

Check out the chart over the last month:

<http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/mtgoxUSD#rg30ztgSzm1g10zm2g25>

Personally I credit the honorable Senators for causing the $30 jump.
Bitcoins in the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!? Couldn't have _paid_ for better
publicity.

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