[betterunix]

"the messages represent value in the same way that paper money does."

I doubt that, since paper money is guaranteed by law to at least be accepted by the government for tax payments. There are no guarantees at all with Bitcoin.

[lutusp]

> I doubt that, since paper money is guaranteed by law to at least be accepted by the government for tax payments.

Fair enough. I think over time that will change -- either the bitcoin idea will evaporate, or they will come to be accepted by all sectors of the economy.