<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"> <div dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Anders Sandberg <anders@aleph.se> wrote:</font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size:
12pt;"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span><b>></b></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">From a theoretical perspective I feel torn. Bitcoin is a
crypto-libertarian dream, a currency free from government control
where you can invent new financial instruments with an afternoon of
web-programming</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I've followed Bitcoin since the beginning but only now I am beginning to take it seriously. Crazy though the idea seems, BTC</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> seems to be becoming established as a hedge against the global economy. This recent price surge was caused by the crisis in Cyprus, evidently.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span>As a miner, one can in principle make some money while assuming relatively little risk. The costs are processor cycles, electrical power, and perhaps a few headaches. With prices climbing rapidly, this prospector is looking for an axe and shovel. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div id="yiv1184071954" style="font-family:
'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><br>Gordon<br><br></div></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>