Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check.

From	"Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Subject	Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check.
Date	2014-01-27 16:26 -0500
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On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:45:42 -0500, Rod Pemberton  
<dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> wrote:

> P.S.  Yes, it's true that simple usage of Bitcoin constitutes money
> laundering under U.S. Federal laws.  It's a non-legal tender transaction
> with indeterminable source and destination that didn't occur within
> the financial system.  The U.S. has two definitions of money laundering.
> That's the second one.  The first is that money comes from an unlawful
> activity.  The second one needs *NO* illegal activity other than use.
> That's why you can be charged with money laundering from using poker
> chips, Canadian dollars used in the US, (etc.) to "transfer" money...
>
> [elsewhere in thread, I wrote]
>
> It's very likely in my opinion that governments and banks will use
> their full authority to control any useful virtual currencies and/or
> the development of them.  They're not going to relinquish monetary
> policy to ordinary people of the world any time soon even if the
> technology allows for it.  They're not going to forfit their ability
> to control crime by preventing money laundering any time soon either.
> [...]


With a second major attack on Bitcoin by law enforcement,
it would seem the "Bitcoin war" has started in the U.S.:

"Bitcoin exchange [BitInstant] CEO arrested for money laundering"
via CNNMoney.  Shortened link is through bit.ly:
http://cnnmon.ie/1lhNA3K


Rod Pemberton
P.S.  No, I don't own or possess or control or use any.
So, please don't shoot the messenger.

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Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-01-12 15:18 +0000
  Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. Tristan Plumb <firth@trstn.net> - 2014-01-12 17:02 +0000
    Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-01-12 17:27 +0000
      Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. Tristan Plumb <firth@trstn.net> - 2014-01-12 22:40 +0000
        Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-01-12 23:03 +0000
          Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-12 16:54 -0800
  Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2014-01-13 02:45 -0500
    Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2014-01-13 02:54 -0500
      Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2014-01-13 02:57 -0500
    Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-01-13 12:32 +0000
      Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2014-01-13 09:52 -0500
        Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. mszepien@gmail.com - 2014-01-19 11:01 -0800
          Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-01-19 19:38 +0000
            Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. mszepien@gmail.com - 2014-01-19 13:40 -0800
              Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2014-01-19 17:50 -0500
                Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. mszepien@gmail.com - 2014-01-20 12:55 -0800
                Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2014-01-20 16:34 -0500
                Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. mszepien@gmail.com - 2014-01-21 04:49 -0800
                Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2014-01-21 10:48 -0500
                Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. mszepien@gmail.com - 2014-01-21 14:37 -0800
                Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-01-22 19:30 +0000
    Re: Green Array energy consumption: a reality check. "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2014-01-27 16:26 -0500

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