eBay CEO John Donahoe Is Bullish On Digital Currency, And He's Keeping Tabs On Bitcoin'

Posted Nov 3, 2013

interesting snippet:

" ...eBay's fascination with Bitcoin apparently doesn't end with its brass either. Back in early September, a post appeared on eBay's official Deals blog that posed a simple question to readers: "What's the deal with Bitcoins anyway?" The story itself offered little in the way of answers, but the company apparently thought the subject was weighty enough to warrant embedding a YouTube video featuring what has to be one of the most layman-friendly Bitcoin explanations I've ever come seen. That video, which was uploaded by a user named B Sil who doesn't seem to have ever touched the account again, proclaimed at the end that it was "brought to you by eBay Deals". ... "

here's the vid

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Do you get the feeling that sleaze-pal already may have in place an extensive network of money-sucking sub surface mycelium threaded throughout bitcoin? Maybe in some dormant/sleeper form?

Bitcoin seems so shady or whatever that some big money, well connected entity like sleaze-pal could manipulate matters somehow, then move in for the kill/takeover etc... (you know, just like Al Capone would. hahahaha)

Imagine what they'll be able to do with their own virtual/digital currency. Or one which they took over, hijacked or otherwise control...

Or whatever virtual currency they conjure themselves? (although why do that when they can swoop in and strongarm an already established system?)

Could be scary stuff, especially after what we've seen with the vouchers.