> One thing that worries me a bit is that bitcoins are  “mined” with
computer power.
> Who in the world probably has the most available computer power? My guess
> would be the NSA

"How To Make A Mint," written by the NSA in 1996:

http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/money/nsamint/nsamint.htm


On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Barry MacKichan <
barry.mackic...@mackichan.com> wrote:

> I haven’t followed this closely, so excuse me if I’m repeating someone
> else’s comment.
>
> One thing that worries me a bit is that bitcoins are  “mined” with
> computer power. Who in the world probably has the most available computer
> power? My guess would be the NSA. Are we in danger of making the NSA
> financially independent of Congress? It looks like the CIA and drugs, and
> Iran-Contra in spades.
>
> —Barry
>
>
> On Nov 29, 2013, at 9:47 AM, glen e. p. ropella <g...@tempusdictum.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 11/29/2013 08:43 AM, Owen Densmore wrote:
> >> So if someone is "rich" with bc, how do they leave it for their heirs?
> >
> >   https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Paper_wallet
> >
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