drugs/bitcoin/cypherpunk in its

Using Silk Road

gwern.net 19 Feb '13, 3am

drugs/bitcoin/cypherpunk in its

The new world of the internet, abstracted from the old world of brute atoms, longed for independence. But states and their friends moved to control our new world – by controlling its physical underpinnings. The state, like an army around an oil well, or a customs agent extracting bribes at the border, would soon learn to leverage its control of physical space to gain control over our platonic realm. It would prevent the independence we had dreamed of, and then, squatting on fiber optic lines and around satellite ground stations, it would go on to mass intercept the information flow of our new world – its very essence even as every human, economic, and political relationship embraced it. The state would leech into the veins and arteries of our new societies, gobbling up every relationship expressed or communicated, every web page read, every message sent and every thought g...

Full article: http://www.gwern.net/Silk%20Road

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@activescott » 16 Mar '13, 3pm
RT @AustinHeap: In case you missed the past few years, here's a friendly recap: [link] #Bitcoin #BTC #FUD
@keiran_s » 09 Mar '13, 2pm
A good article about Drugs, TOR , BitCoin and Silk Road I have had on my instapaper reading list for too long: [link]
@DavidBurela » 26 Feb '13, 11pm
a HEAVY read, but a great article on "CypherPunks" and decentralised systems using encryption + bitcoin [link] // @mpesce
@letoams » 23 Feb '13, 4pm
interesting (long) read RT @fanf: [link] - Using Silk Road, an anonymous drug marketplace based on Tor and Bitcoin.
@iamabofh » 23 Feb '13, 10am
RT @fanf: [link] - Using Silk Road, an anonymous drug marketplace based on Tor and Bitcoin.
@fanf » 23 Feb '13, 10am
[link] - Using Silk Road, an anonymous drug marketplace based on Tor and Bitcoin.
@wendyinfutures » 21 Feb '13, 10am
RT @thestate_: on the silk road's online #drug market, #cypherpunk, and #bitcoin [link] great stuff.
@FilmKenya » 21 Feb '13, 2am
RT @okalotieno: Using Silk Road, the anonymous online marketplace - [link] cc @FilmKenya #bitcoin
@marketmentat » 20 Feb '13, 8pm
Using #SilkRoad - a very good analysis of SR/#BitCoin markets (h/t @maoxian) [link] #anarchy
@cartazio » 20 Feb '13, 5pm
“@maradydd: "If Bitcoin is not safe for the drug dealers, then it is not safe for anyone." [link]” fascinating read.
@MarkKriegsman » 20 Feb '13, 2pm
RT @0x17h: Fascinating article RT @maradydd: "If Bitcoin is not safe for the drug dealers, then it is not safe for anyone." [link]
@4b5 » 20 Feb '13, 2pm
Bookmark this: RT @Xeus: Cypherpunk, Silk Road, Tor, & Bitcoin [link]
@0x17h » 20 Feb '13, 9am
Fascinating article RT @maradydd: "If Bitcoin is not safe for the drug dealers, then it is not safe for anyone." [link]
@ianholmes » 20 Feb '13, 7am
Interesting, detailed review of Silk Road, the Cypherpunks, Bitcoin etc. via @maradydd: [link]
@ddowza » 20 Feb '13, 6am
RT @maradydd: "If Bitcoin is not safe for the drug dealers, then it is not safe for anyone." [link]
@maradydd » 20 Feb '13, 6am
"If Bitcoin is not safe for the drug dealers, then it is not safe for anyone." [link]
@kat_byron » 20 Feb '13, 5am
RT @ben_hr: Using Silk Road, a really interesting article that puts drugs/bitcoin/cypherpunk in its historical context [link]
@ben_hr » 20 Feb '13, 5am
Using Silk Road, a really interesting article that puts drugs/bitcoin/cypherpunk in its historical context [link]
@EmilySkarbek » 19 Feb '13, 10pm
RT @Stereo_Future: @EmilySkarbek Interesting post about Silk Road and Bitcoin. Sets the stage for exploring some cool trust mechanisms. [link]
@Stereo_Future » 19 Feb '13, 7pm
@EmilySkarbek Interesting post about Silk Road and Bitcoin. Sets the stage for exploring some cool trust mechanisms. [link]
@okalotieno » 19 Feb '13, 4pm
Using Silk Road, the anonymous online marketplace - [link] cc @FilmKenya #bitcoin
@clairedwillett » 19 Feb '13, 2pm
Gwern explores Silk Road's unregulated black market--and the risks of participating in its bitcoin economy [link]
@liotier » 19 Feb '13, 10am
Shopping for illegal #drugs with #Bitcoin on #SilkRoad via #Tor is reasonably anonymous & easy : [link]
@dei_biz » 19 Feb '13, 9am
Si alguno está interesado en bitcoin y transacciones anónimas, artículo imprescindible (y muy largo y en inglés) [link]
@nddrylliog » 19 Feb '13, 8am
A tour of the multi-colored Silk Road (commissioned by Bitcoin Weekly then unpublished): [link]
@AustinHeap » 19 Feb '13, 6am
In case you missed the past few years, here's a friendly recap: [link] #Bitcoin #BTC #FUD #OMGSPIES #PredictablyIllicit #luls
@sirvaliance » 19 Feb '13, 3am
"USING SILK ROAD" An impressive writeup on anonymity, Cypherpunks, Bitcoin, and markets [link]

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