<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 11:18 PM, Gordon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gts_2000@yahoo.com" target="_blank">gts_2000@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">

<div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div><span><br><span style="font-size:12pt">Does anyone here have experience mining or trading in Bitcoins or any of its </span>cousins<span style="font-size:12pt">?</span></span></div>

</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div>Yes. Few things in the world currently have such potential for disruption as Bitcoin (and other (quasi)cryptocurrencies, eventually). Looking into Bitcoin and everything it connects to is also intellectually very satisfying, as cryptocurrencies and their economic and political ramifications are a delightfully complex topic.<br>

<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">For people new to Bitcoin, I recommend Rick Falkvinge as a thoughtful proponent who's well worth reading. Here are some recent things he's written, that also link back to earlier things worth reading:<br>

<br><a href="http://falkvinge.net/2013/03/06/the-target-value-for-bitcoin-is-not-some-50-or-100-it-is-100000-to-1000000/" target="_blank">http://falkvinge.net/2013/03/06/the-target-value-for-bitcoin-is-not-some-50-or-100-it-is-100000-to-1000000/</a><br>

<a href="http://falkvinge.net/2013/04/03/why-bitcoin-is-poised-to-change-society-much-more-than-the-internet-did/" target="_blank">http://falkvinge.net/2013/04/03/why-bitcoin-is-poised-to-change-society-much-more-than-the-internet-did/</a><br>

</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br>-- <br>Aleksei Riikonen - <a href="http://www.iki.fi/aleksei" target="_blank">http://www.iki.fi/aleksei</a>
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