About this: Is there any actual evidence to suggest anybody (British Intelligence or otherwise 
) is actively infiltrating bitcoin discussion forums? Srsly. If not, the implication is sort of absurd and insulting. Innit?
) is actively infiltrating bitcoin discussion forums? Srsly. If not, the implication is sort of absurd and insulting. Innit?Yes, there is some evidence, being that it was discussed as a means of attacking bitcoin in some research* and moderators on forums and social media sites have seen some good evidence representing such behavior. Using agent provocateurs is a common tool that states routinely use and we should expect this behavior to be occurring now , and if not in the near future. In the end it doesn't really matter if it is merely a troll, shill, aggressively disruptive advocate, or agent provocateur siring up division in our ecosystem.... we should address these concerns head on by not feeding into the personal attacks, discussing the facts clearly, avoiding arguments when possible, and ignoring abusive individuals.
* https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR1200/RR1231/RAND_RR1231.pdf
Wow. This is really interesting. Gravity of bitcoin keeps surprising me. There was documentry on youtube about bitcoin and a guy was finishing his bitcoin lecture with something like "yes, they are scared bitcoin will be used for illegal activities but they are far more terrified rest of us will start using it". I guess authtorities are really worried.
