>Bitcoin is really a decentralized messaging system...
>The fact that it's used as a form of currency is just an interpretation of what Bitcoin is.
Gold star for your comment.
Many of the other interpretations are not regulated as currency and arguably should not be.
I can understand why people are excited about it being used as a simulation for something financial institutions would want to regulate. But the real potential is in the technology, and the innovation potential that comes out of it.
Recent regulatory moves may lead to attempts to try to kill bitcoin:
>The fact that it's used as a form of currency is just an interpretation of what Bitcoin is.
Gold star for your comment.
Many of the other interpretations are not regulated as currency and arguably should not be.
I can understand why people are excited about it being used as a simulation for something financial institutions would want to regulate. But the real potential is in the technology, and the innovation potential that comes out of it.
Recent regulatory moves may lead to attempts to try to kill bitcoin:
http://www.ownlifeful.net/2013/07/how-to-kill-bitcoin/