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[return to "Ross Ulbricht Sentenced to Life in Prison"]
1. codeca+T3[view] [source] 2015-05-29 20:40:57
>>uptown+(OP)
I'd say it's an unfair sentence, given that with bitcoin & a decentralized approach, it is unlikely that future versions of this sort of thing will be stoppable by any centralized government. They stopped & sued Napster. Did it stop file sharing? I think the government misplayed their cards -- again. Better to have partnered with Ulbricht -- and had a part in creating whatever future version of the market would be. Better to get some market share in whatever comes next -- then make some big busts that way.
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2. zf0000+l7[view] [source] 2015-05-29 21:06:11
>>codeca+T3
>it is unlikely that future versions of this sort of thing will be stoppable by any centralized government

Silk road 2 has already been busted.

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3. Andrew+m8[view] [source] 2015-05-29 21:14:26
>>zf0000+l7
What about Abraxas, BlackBank, Agora, KISS, Outlaw, East India Company, Babylon, Oxygen, The Real Deal, Bloomsfield, and The Crypto Market?
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4. zf0000+Eb[view] [source] 2015-05-29 21:50:49
>>Andrew+m8
I don't know. But hinging the argument on bitcoin and decentralization seems short-sighted and letting yourself fall into the same traps as the guys who have been busted.
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5. codeca+zc[view] [source] 2015-05-29 22:01:52
>>zf0000+Eb
Well I have no idea what will be the ultimate version of this, but like all ideas, it will probably continue to evolve and improve itself. software is just codified ideas you know.
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