BitInstant responds to the European Central Bank's report on Bitcoin and virtual currencies #euro #ECB

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BitInstant responds to the European Central Bank's report on Bitcoin and virtual currencies #euro #ECB

On Oct 29, 2012, the European Central Bank (ECB) released an official (and very nicely prepared) report called “Virtual Currency Schemes .” The 55-page report looks at several facets of what virtual currencies are, how they’re being used, and what they can do. As it happens, the term “Bitcoin” appears 183 times. In fact, roughly a quarter of the whole report is specifically dedicated to Bitcoin and it’s probably a safe assumption that Bitcoin’s growth over the past year was the catalyst for producing this study in the first place. Surely a number of other news sites will pick this report up and offer commentary (like here and here ), so it seems appropriate for us to convey our thoughts as Bitcoin insiders. Generally, the report is very good. It is well-written, professionally organized, presents accurate details (usually), advances rational arguments, and draws reasonable...

Full article: http://blog.bitinstant.com/blog/2012/10/30/the-ecb-report...

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@knowledgEnabler » 10 Nov '12, 8pm
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@magnusjohnston » 06 Nov '12, 10pm
An enlightening ECB report on bitcoin and virtual currencies [link]
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European Central Bank report on virtual currencies as the beginning of a wider discussion. [link]
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@ErikVoorhees » 05 Nov '12, 6am
The European Central Bank's 55-page study on Bitcoin now picked up in Forbes, American Banker, and ZeroHedge. [link] #euro
@ClaudiaSarr » 04 Nov '12, 6pm
Rapporto BCE su bitcoin e Virtual Currencies: [link]
@matthieusoule » 04 Nov '12, 5pm
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@kettlewell » 04 Nov '12, 4pm
European banks taking BitCoin seriously? Now this could be an interesting twist...... [link]
@wa8dzp » 04 Nov '12, 11am
Erik Voorhees:’The ECB Report on Bitcoin and Virtual Currencies’: [link] Worth a look if interested in virtual currencies.
@rarescosma » 04 Nov '12, 10am
Reading the European Central Bank's report on Virtual Currency Schemes: [link] #longread
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@avadiax » 04 Nov '12, 1am
ECB's report on BitCoin and virtual money. [link]
@onlineheld » 04 Nov '12, 1am
RT @urburn: Bitcoin taken seriously by ECB. Reasoned discussion. [link]
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RT @adeligia: ECB Report on Bitcoin and Virtual Currencies - [link]
@urburn » 03 Nov '12, 10pm
Bitcoin taken seriously by ECB. Reasoned discussion. [link]
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@PelleB » 03 Nov '12, 7pm
@bitinstant's take on the ECB Bitcoin report as it should be called [link] #bitcoin
@rjbrown99 » 03 Nov '12, 6pm
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@chris6770 » 03 Nov '12, 6pm
Interesting report from the ECB into the development of #Bitcoin virtual currency reviewed: [link]
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The ECB Report on Bitcoin and VirtualÂ Currencies: [link]
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@JBAGerritsen » 31 Oct '12, 6pm
@JPKuhlmann ECB rapport over virtueel geld [link] via @cryptoron
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@Border_Sessions » 31 Oct '12, 11am
Article in English: RT @cryptoron: ECB rapport over virtueel geld. Ik hoop niet dat dit een opmaat is voor bemoeienis() [link]
@jjoerlemans » 31 Oct '12, 8am
RT @cryptoron: ECB rapport over virtueel geld. Ik hoop niet dat dit een opmaat is voor bemoeienis. @bitsoffreedom thema voor jullie? [link]
@cryptoron » 31 Oct '12, 8am
ECB rapport over virtueel geld. Ik hoop niet dat dit een opmaat is voor bemoeienis. @bitsoffreedom thema voor jullie? [link]
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The ECB Report on Bitcoin and Virtual Currencies [link] via @zite
@dgcmagazine » 30 Oct '12, 8pm
ECB Report: ‘Virtual currencies fall within central banks responsibility due to their characteristics’ [link]
@PrivacyMaverick » 30 Oct '12, 7pm
Analysis of the ECB analysis of Bitcoin [link]
@KeyBumpKid » 30 Oct '12, 6pm
@amydibello BitInstant responds to the European Central Bank's report on Bitcoin and virtual currencies [link] … #euro
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RT @BitCoinReporter: Bitinstant's response to the ECB report [link] #bitcoin
@ErikVoorhees » 30 Oct '12, 5pm
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@BitCoinReporter » 30 Oct '12, 6pm
Bitinstant's response to the ECB report [link] #bitcoin