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by ronaldx 4487 days ago
In principle everybody can decide for themselves which bitcoin they are willing to accept (there's no need for a central authority to do this).

If enough participants agree that bitcoin from a certain source are 'tainted', they become less valuable (similar to what we have seen at the Mt Gox exchange).

Bitcoin are very clearly distinguishable and thus there's no reason for them to be long-term fungible.