This post abt #bitcoin+#iran reminds me of: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" -J.Gilmore

Dollar-Less Iranians Discover Virtual Currency

This post abt #bitcoin+#iran reminds me of: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" -J.Gilmore

Under sanctions imposed by the U.S. and its allies, dollars are hard to come by in Iran. The rial fell from 20,160 against the greenback on the street market in August to 36,500 rials to the dollar in October. It’s settled, for now, around 27,000. The central bank’s fixed official rate is 12,260. Yet there’s one currency in Iran that has kept its value and can be used to purchase goods from abroad: bitcoins, the online-only currency. Created in 2009 by a mysterious programmer named Satoshi Nakamoto, bitcoins behave a lot like any currency. Their value is determined by demand, and they can be used to buy stuff. Bitcoin transactions are encrypted and handled by a decentralized global network of tens of thousands of personal computers. Merchants around the world accept the currency, from a bakery in San Francisco to a dentist in Finland. Individuals who own bitcoins and wish ...

Full article: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-29/dollar-le...

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@lilious » 30 Nov '12, 5pm
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@giyom » 30 Nov '12, 5pm
This post abt #bitcoin+#iran reminds me of: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" -J.Gilmore [link]
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RT @giyom: This post abt #bitcoin+#iran reminds me of: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" -J.Gilmore [link]
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RT @giyom: This post abt #bitcoin+#iran reminds me of: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" -J.Gilmore [link]
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RT @giyom: This post abt #bitcoin+#iran reminds me of: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" -J.Gilmore [link]
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RT @giyom: This post abt #bitcoin+#iran reminds me of: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" -J.Gilmore [link]
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RT @giyom: This post abt #bitcoin+#iran reminds me of: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" -J.Gilmore [link]
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RT @giyom: This post abt #bitcoin+#iran reminds me of: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" -J.Gilmore [link]

Dollar-Less Iranians Discover Virtual Currency

This post abt #bitcoin+#iran reminds me of: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" -J.Gilmore

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