Trust No US Companies With The Future Of Bitcoin

Trust No US Companies With The Future Of Bitcoin

I would strongly recommend against anyone trusting their private data to a company with physical ties to the United States. -Ladar LevisonSecure email providers Lavabit and Silent Circle have taken the heroic steps of shutting down their businesses in order to preserve their integrity. Unfortunately the definition of heroism necessarily implies that....


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