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US Government To Study Bitcoin As Possible Terrorist Threat

Posted by samzenpus on Monday May 5, 2014 @08:52AM from the taking-a-good-look dept.

randomErr (172078) writes "The US Department of Defense is investigating whether Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are a potential terrorist threat. The Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO), a division within DOD that identifies and develops counter terrorism abilities and investigates irregular warfare and evolving threats, has listed Bitcoin among its topics for research and mission critical analysis related to terrorism."

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Re:Sounds reasonable by F34nor · 2014-05-05 09:10 · Score: 0, Troll

But you forget that Slashdot is no longer "news for nerds", now its "news for shills." Asking for an adult analysis of almost anything here is like asking the House to govern.