thanks for sharing that Charlie...very worthy read. And I really like what
you wrote Odinn.

"we will eventually be able to circumvent any government efforts
across the internet to collect taxes, thus presenting an end to the
nation-state as we know it today"

Cheers.


On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Charlie 'Charles' Shrem <cshrem@???>wrote:

> Bitpay just raised $30m at $160m valuation from Richard Branson, among
> others. Three years ago, the company didn't exist. Amazing work Stephen
> Pair and Antonio Gallippi, you guys are a shining light in the industry.
>
> http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/08/bitpay-index/
>
> I have to say, it's really nice to see guys like Tony and Stephen
> succeeding in the Bitcoin space, they started BitPay in 2011 when there
> were very few of us around.
>
> Particularly, because the Circle's and Coinbases say (direct quote from
> Allaire) Bitcoins is "No longer the preserve of radical libertarians,
> bitcoin will soon be dominated by a different animal: the suited
> businessman."
>
> Tony is grounded Libertarian who has not allowed his principles to waver.
> He is breaking down barriers set up by Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, ect.
>
> He explained to a subcommittee of the Senate Banking Committee that he
> believed Bitcoin had the power to transform the way Americans live their
> financial lives—not just through secure transactions, but by creating an
> immense ledger of property exchange, "a public record forever, for pennies."
>
>
> http://www.banking.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=46873ade-2d67-46f0-bfa1-15c8edfeb79e
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charlie
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