Today in Bitcoin History / @daily_btc_lore:
R to @daily_btc_lore: 2/10 - The EFF is the ACLU of the internet. Founded in 1990 partly by John Perry Barlow, who wrote 'A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace,' it fights for privacy, free speech and digital rights. No organization in 2011 was more aligned with what Bitcoin stood for.
R to @daily_btc_lore: 2/10 - The EFF is the ACLU of the internet. Founded in 1990 partly by John Perry Barlow, who wrote 'A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace,' it fights for privacy, free speech and digital rights. No organization in 2011 was more aligned with what Bitcoin stood for.
Today in Bitcoin History / @daily_btc_lore:
R to @daily_btc_lore: 3/10 - The EFF hadn't even set up their Bitcoin account themselves. Anonymous community members created it on their behalf and began routing donations into it. For several months the EFF accepted coins through an account they didn't start, for a currency they hadn't vetted.
R to @daily_btc_lore: 3/10 - The EFF hadn't even set up their Bitcoin account themselves. Anonymous community members created it on their behalf and began routing donations into it. For several months the EFF accepted coins through an account they didn't start, for a currency they hadn't vetted.
Today in Bitcoin History / @daily_btc_lore:
R to @daily_btc_lore: 4/10 - On June 20, EFF legal director Cindy Cohn published 'EFF and Bitcoin.' Three reasons for quitting: the legal landscape was undefined, they didn't want to be seen as endorsing Bitcoin, and they specifically named securities law, the Stamp Payments Act and money laundering.
R to @daily_btc_lore: 4/10 - On June 20, EFF legal director Cindy Cohn published 'EFF and Bitcoin.' Three reasons for quitting: the legal landscape was undefined, they didn't want to be seen as endorsing Bitcoin, and they specifically named securities law, the Stamp Payments Act and money laundering.
Today in Bitcoin History / @daily_btc_lore:
R to @daily_btc_lore: 5/10 - The Stamp Payments Act is an 1862 law protecting Civil War currency. It prohibits private notes intended to circulate as money below $1. Nobody knew in 2011 if it applied to Bitcoin. The EFF, which normally fights such laws in court, was afraid to find out firsthand.
R to @daily_btc_lore: 5/10 - The Stamp Payments Act is an 1862 law protecting Civil War currency. It prohibits private notes intended to circulate as money below $1. Nobody knew in 2011 if it applied to Bitcoin. The EFF, which normally fights such laws in court, was afraid to find out firsthand.
Today in Bitcoin History / @daily_btc_lore:
R to @daily_btc_lore: 6/10 - The sharpest line in their post: 'we try very hard to keep EFF from becoming the actual subject of those fights.' The organization built to defend others in legal battles over new technology sat out the most important legal battle over new technology in a generation.
R to @daily_btc_lore: 6/10 - The sharpest line in their post: 'we try very hard to keep EFF from becoming the actual subject of those fights.' The organization built to defend others in legal battles over new technology sat out the most important legal battle over new technology in a generation.
Today in Bitcoin History / @daily_btc_lore:
R to @daily_btc_lore: 7/10 - The timing made it worse. The EFF published on June 20, one day after a hacker crashed Bitcoin's price from $17 to a penny on Mt. Gox. The EFF said the decision predated the crash. It still looked like the first institutional retreat at Bitcoin's lowest moment in 2011.
R to @daily_btc_lore: 7/10 - The timing made it worse. The EFF published on June 20, one day after a hacker crashed Bitcoin's price from $17 to a penny on Mt. Gox. The EFF said the decision predated the crash. It still looked like the first institutional retreat at Bitcoin's lowest moment in 2011.
Today in Bitcoin History / @daily_btc_lore:
R to @daily_btc_lore: 8/10 - They donated their accumulated Bitcoin to Gavin Andresen's Bitcoin Faucet, a project that gave free BTC to anyone who asked, a few coins per visit, to get the currency into more hands. The EFF's coins were redistributed to strangers.
R to @daily_btc_lore: 8/10 - They donated their accumulated Bitcoin to Gavin Andresen's Bitcoin Faucet, a project that gave free BTC to anyone who asked, a few coins per visit, to get the currency into more hands. The EFF's coins were redistributed to strangers.
Today in Bitcoin History / @daily_btc_lore:
R to @daily_btc_lore: 9/10 - Two years passed. FinCEN released regulatory guidance in March 2013 addressing the EFF's key concerns. On May 17, 2013 the EFF announced it would resume accepting Bitcoin via BitPay and cash out immediately. They were careful to call it a payment method, not endorsement.
R to @daily_btc_lore: 9/10 - Two years passed. FinCEN released regulatory guidance in March 2013 addressing the EFF's key concerns. On May 17, 2013 the EFF announced it would resume accepting Bitcoin via BitPay and cash out immediately. They were careful to call it a payment method, not endorsement.
Today in Bitcoin History / @daily_btc_lore:
R to @daily_btc_lore: 10/10 - Within weeks, 726 BTC worth $95,070 flowed in. Gavin Andresen returned the EFF's original faucet donation. The community they had walked away from had saved their seat.
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R to @daily_btc_lore: 10/10 - Within weeks, 726 BTC worth $95,070 flowed in. Gavin Andresen returned the EFF's original faucet donation. The community they had walked away from had saved their seat.
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