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


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   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