On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 13:27 -0400, Jonathan Ellis wrote: > On 7/2/07, Michael L Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know this doesn't really answer your question, though. But I guess > > what I mean is maybe the specifics of encrypted digital currency aren't > > that important. > > The important thing is the concept of digital *cash* that, like paper > cash, would be anonymous but secure.
Not going to ever happen, in my opinion. The current system works very well (Visa, Bank card networks), and the idea of allowing anonymous digital transactions is not something that any country in the world is keen to allow these days. > > -Jonathan > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
