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>"Wow, this company went through YC?" And was actively defended and supported the last time a thread came up questioning the issues that Coinbase was having:
by tatsuke95 13y ago
>"Wow, this company went through YC?"
And was actively defended and supported the last time a thread came up questioning the issues that Coinbase was having:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5427985 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5427985
Turns out those questions were justified. They've outted people selling bath salts and god knows what else.
So much for anonymity. Between this, MtGox, Instawallet, do we still believe Bitcoin is taking over the world?
- fyi80 13y agoYour problem is with YC supporting a company that violates the privacy of dangerous criminals, and not with YC supporting a company that provides a marketplace for selling illegal hazardous products?
- paulwithap 13y ago> dangerous criminals You don't really believe this, do you?
- atwebb 13y agoOf course, I believe that the DPRK is switching to BitCoin soon since illicit nuclear providers prefer it.
- paulwithap 13y agoSorry, I thought you were referring to people selling weed on Silk Road. Do you have any sources for this?
- smallegan 13y agoThis is not transaction data, anonymity has not been lost.