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EFF Resumes Accepting Bitcoin Donations After Two Year Hiatus

hypnosec writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has started accepting donations in the form of Bitcoins again after a two year hiatus, stating that the legal uncertainty hovering over the digital currency has all but disappeared. On their blog the EFF noted that a report from U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in addition to their own findings, 'have confirmed that, as a user of Bitcoin or any virtual currency, EFF itself is likely not subject to regulation.'"

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  1. Re:DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES !! by Penguinisto · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Question is, which one is more "real"?

    When you consider that USD and most other currencies are backed by nothing more than the governments that print/mint the stuff, suddenly Bitcoin doesn't seem so fake after all.

    (Though personally anyone who doesn't have some sort of tangible assets in their pile is asking for a total loss...)

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